Overview of the 8 articles reporting the WMSD prevalence by body area among surgeons, extracted from the 15 most cited articles
| Authors | Study characteristics | Body area | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neck | Back | Upper back | Mid back | Lower back | Shoulder | Elbow | Wrist | Hand/Fingers | Thumb | Hip | Knee | Ankle/Foot | |||||
| Batham and Yasobant (2016) | N-participants | 93 dentists | Age (year) | 27.7 ± 3.1 | 88.2% | - | 17.2% | - | 86.0% | 34.4% | 5.4% | - | 54.8% | - | 0.0% | 2.1% | 19.3% |
| Country | India | Practice (year) | 5.5 ± 3.0 | ||||||||||||||
| Male/Female (%) | 37.0/63.0 | Case load (per week) | 54.4 ± 8.3 h | ||||||||||||||
| Capone et al. (2010) | N-participants | 325 surgeons | Age (year) | 48.1 | - | - | 26.8% | 9.2% | 24.0% | 17.9% | 29.8% | 24.7% | - | 12.6% | - | - | - |
| Country | United States | Practice (year) | 12.9 | ||||||||||||||
| Male/Female (%) | 87.1/12.9 | Case load (per week) | NR | ||||||||||||||
| Cavanagh et al. (2012) | N-participants | 100 ORL | Age (year) | 52.96 ± 8.0.3 | 59.7% | 56.5% | - | - | - | - | - | 19.4% | - | - | - | - | - |
| Country | United States | Practice (year) | 21.17 ± 9.32 | ||||||||||||||
| Male/Female (%) | 85.0/15.0 | Case load (per week) | NR | ||||||||||||||
| Epstein et al. (2018) | N-participants | 7981 surgeons | Age (year) | 48 | 60.0% | 49.0% | - | - | - | 52.0% | - | - | 35.0% | - | - | - | - |
| Country | United States | Practice (year) | 12.6 | ||||||||||||||
| Male/Female (%) | NR | Case load (per week) | 12.9 h/8.3 cases | ||||||||||||||
| Hallbeck et al. (2017) | N-participants | 56 surgeons | Age (year) | 47.1 ± 9.4 | 75.0% | - | 61.0% | - | 69.0% | 51.0% | - | - | 31.0% | - | - | 26.0% | 26.0% |
| Country | United States | Practice (year) | 11.6 | ||||||||||||||
| Male/Female (%) | 67.9/32.1 | Case load (per week) | NR | ||||||||||||||
| Rambabu and Suneetha (2014) | N-participants | 37 surgeons | Age (year) | 30−60 | 11.0% | - | 5.0% | - | 20.0% | 8.0% | 5.0% | - | 8.0% | - | 12.0% | 16.0% | 15.0% |
| Country | India | Practice (year) | > 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Male/Female (%) | NR | Case load (per week) | > 50 h | ||||||||||||||
| N-participants | 61 dentists | Age (year) | 30−60 | 30.0% | - | 12.0% | - | 24.0% | 18.0% | 4.0% | - | 22.0% | - | 0.0% | 5.0% | 10.0% | |
| Country | India | Practice (year) | > 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Male/Female (%) | NR | Case load (per week) | > 50 h | ||||||||||||||
| Stomberg et al. (2010) | N-participants | 101 gyneco | Age (year) | 48.2 ± 10.2 | 50.0% | - | 24.0% | - | 55.0% | 51.0% | 6.0% | 14.0% | 17.0% | - | - | 27.0% | - |
| Country | Sweden | Practice (year) | 14.5 ± 10.4 | ||||||||||||||
| Male/Female (%) | 36.6/63.4 | Case load (per week) | 1.9 h | ||||||||||||||
| N-participants | 103 surgeons | Age (year) | 43.3 ± 9.1 | 44.0% | - | 22.5% | - | 44.0% | 38.0% | 7.0% | 10.0% | 30.0% | - | - | 27.0% | - | |
| Country | Sweden | Practice (year) | 8.7 ± 5.1 | ||||||||||||||
| Male/Female (%) | 82.2/17.8 | Case load (per week) | 3 h | ||||||||||||||
| Szeto et al. (2009) | N-participants | 135 surgeons | Age (year) | 35.3 | 82.9% | - | 52.6% | - | 68.1% | 57.8% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Country | Chine | Practice (year) | 10.0 ± 7.3 | ||||||||||||||
| Male/Female (%) | 82.2/17.8 | Case load (per week) | NR | ||||||||||||||
NR: not recorded; ORL: otolaryngologists; Gyneco: gynecologists; -: not provided