Editor's Name Over 80% of surgeons suffer work-related injury or illness due to poor ergonomics in the OR. By spending long hours in static positions performing repetitive, highly precise tasks over many years, musculoskeletal pain involving the neck, back, shoulders, and arms is an unfortunate reality that can influence early…

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Editor's Note Pain is common among surgeons, but new research in the American Journal of Surgery reveals the extent of the impact on the rest of the surgical team. Published July 6, the research involved surveying surgical teams and collecting self-reported data on musculoskeletal pain, comparing this data to self-reported…

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Editor's Note A recent study led by the University of Bristol reveals nearly 9 months of joint replacement surgeries, amounting to approximately 160,000 procedures, have been lost since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, News Medical Life Sciences July 31 reports. Published in The Bone & Joint Journal, the study…

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