Abstract

 Indian spine surgeons J Naresh-Babu, Viswanadha Arun-Kumar and DGS Ragu of the Mallika Spine Centre, Andhra Pradesh performed an observational study whose purpose was to analyze the surgeon's neck postures while performing lumbar spinal surgeries.
 Lumbar spinal surgeries are on rising trend, and with increase in number of procedures, the average time spent by a spine surgeon performing surgical procedures is also increasing. The effect of operating posture on the surgeon's neck is unknown. From the studies conducted on usage of smartphones, abnormal neck postures, especially the forward head posture (FHP), were found to adversely affect the cervical spine of individuals.

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Citation

Citation: Ken Hansraj. “New Study: Spine Surgeons Take Care of Your Necks!". Acta Scientific Orthopaedics 3.5 (2020): 01-02.

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Copyright: © 2020 Ken Hansraj. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.