High Prevalence of Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders and Limited Evidence-based Ergonomics in Orthopaedic Surgery: A Systematic Review.

Autor:	Vasireddi N; Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA.; University Hospitals Drusinsky Sports Medicine Institute, South Euclid, OH, USA., Vasireddi N; Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA., Shah AK; Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA., Moyal AJ; Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA.; University Hospitals Drusinsky Sports Medicine Institute, South Euclid, OH, USA., Gausden EB; Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, USA., Mclawhorn AS; Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, USA., Poelstra KA; The Robotic Spine Institute of New Jersey, Jersey City, NJ, USA.; Rothman Orthopaedic Institute, Philadelphia, PA, USA., Gould HP; MedStar Orthopedic Institute, Baltimore, MD, USA., Voos JE; Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA.; University Hospitals Drusinsky Sports Medicine Institute, South Euclid, OH, USA., Calcei JG; Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA.; University Hospitals Drusinsky Sports Medicine Institute, South Euclid, OH, USA.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Clinical orthopaedics and related research [Clin Orthop Relat Res] 2024 Apr 01; Vol. 482 (4), pp. 659-671. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Nov 21.
DOI:	10.1097/CORR.0000000000002904
Abstrakt:	Background: The Centers for Disease Control defines work-related musculoskeletal disorders as disorders of the nerves, muscles, tendons, joints, spinal discs, and cartilage that are caused or exacerbated by the environment or nature of work. Previous meta-analyses have characterized work-related musculoskeletal disorders among interventionists, general surgeons, and other surgical subspecialties, but prevalence estimates, prognosis, and ergonomic considerations vary by study and surgical specialty. Questions/purposes: (1) What is the career prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders in orthopaedic surgeons? (2) What is the treatment prevalence associated with work-related musculoskeletal disorders in orthopaedic surgeons? (3) What is the disability burden of work-related musculoskeletal disorders in orthopaedic surgeons? (4) What is the scope of orthopaedic surgical ergonomic assessments and interventions? Methods: A systematic review of English-language studies from PubMed, MEDLINE, Embase, and Scopus was performed in December 2022 and reported in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. Studies that presented prevalence estimates of work-related musculoskeletal disorders or assessed surgical ergonomics in orthopaedic surgery were included. Reviews, case reports, gray literature (conference abstracts and preprints), and studies with mixed-surgeon (nonorthopaedic) populations were excluded. The search yielded 5603 abstracts; 24 survey-based studies with 4876 orthopaedic surgeons (mean age 48 years; 79% of surgeons were men) were included for an analysis of work-related musculoskeletal disorders, and 18 articles were included for a descriptive synthesis of ergonomic assessment. Quality assessment using the Joanna Briggs Institute Tool revealed that studies had a low to moderate risk of bias, largely because of self-reporting survey-based methodology. Because of considerable heterogeneity and risk of bias, prevalence outcomes were not pooled and instead are presented as ranges (mean I 2 = 91.3%). Results: The career prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders in orthopaedic surgeons ranged from 37% to 97%. By anatomic location, the prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders in the head and neck ranged from 4% to 74%; back ranged from 9% to 77%; forearm, wrist, and hand ranged from 12% to 54%; elbow ranged from 3% to 28%; shoulder ranged from 3% to 34%; hip and thigh ranged from 1% to 10%; knee and lower leg ranged from 1% to 31%; and foot and ankle ranged from 4% to 25%. Of orthopaedic surgeons reporting work-related musculoskeletal disorders, 9% to 33% had a leave of absence, practice restriction or modification, or early retirement, and 27% to 83% received some form of treatment. Orthopaedic surgeons experienced biomechanical, cardiovascular, neuromuscular, and metabolic stress during procedures. Interventions to improve orthopaedic surgical ergonomics have been limited, but have included robotic assistance, proper visualization aids, appropriate use of power tools, and safely minimizing lead apron use. In hip and knee arthroplasty, robotic assistance was the most effective in improving posture and reducing caloric expenditure. In spine surgery, proper use of surgical loupes was the most effective in improving posture. Conclusion: Although the reported ranges of our main findings were wide, even on the low end of the reported ranges, work-related musculoskeletal disability among orthopaedic surgeons appears to be a substantial concern. We recommend that orthopaedic residency training programs incorporate surgical ergonomics or work injury lectures, workshops, and film review (alongside existing film review of surgical skills) into their curricula. We suggest hospitals engage in shared decision-making with surgeons through anonymous needs assessment surveys to implement wellness programs specific to surgeons' musculoskeletal needs. We urge institutions to assess surgeon ergonomics during routine quality assessment of novel surgical instruments and workflows. Level of Evidence: Level III, prognostic study. Competing Interests: All ICMJE Conflict of Interest Forms for authors and Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® editors and board members are on file with the publication and can be viewed on request. (Copyright © 2023 by the Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons.)
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