Knowledge-based OR table positioning assistant – an approach to improve working postures during orthopedic interventions
Unsuitable static working postures are generally considered to be a crucial factor for most work-related musculoskeletal disorders. Also in the intraoperative clinical context the assessment and optimization of non-ergonomic working postures is subject of research as additional stress resulting from these postures leads to increased strain, fatigue and higher risk for human error during the intervention as well as - exceeding individual thresholds - long term damages. Especially in the area of laparoscopic surgery a lot of studies concerning working postures were performed and suggestions for adapted OR table height and optimized positioning of monitors were developed. In the framework of the OrthoMIT project a novel concept for a posture-improvement assistant for orthopedic surgery has been set up. To address the problem of non-ergonomic working postures leading to increased risks for patient and operating personnel, a knowledge-based system for individualised task-, surgeon-and patient-specific positioning of the OR-table was developed and realized in a first labtype.
W. Lauer, B. Ibach K. Radermacher
Helmholtz-Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Chair of Medical Engineering,RWTH Aachen University, Helmholtz-Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Chair of Medical Engineering, RWTH Aachen University
国际会议
17th World Congress on Ergonomics(第十七届国际人类工效学大会)
北京
英文
1-3
2009-08-09（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）