Ergonomics

"Ergonomics" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The science of designing, building or equipping mechanical devices or artificial environments to the anthropometric, physiological, or psychological requirements of the people who will use them.

Descriptor ID	D006804
MeSH Number(s)	F02.784.412 J01.293.556
Concept/Terms	Ergonomics Ergonomics Ergonomic Human Factors and Ergonomics Human Engineering Human Factors Engineering Human Factors Engineerings Cognitive Ergonomics Cognitive Ergonomics Cognitive Ergonomic Ergonomic, Cognitive Ergonomics, Cognitive Visual Ergonomics Visual Ergonomics Ergonomic, Visual Ergonomics, Visual Visual Ergonomic Organizational Ergonomics Organizational Ergonomics Ergonomic, Organizational Ergonomics, Organizational Organizational Ergonomic Physical Ergonomics Physical Ergonomics Ergonomic, Physical Ergonomics, Physical Physical Ergonomic Engineering Psychology Engineering Psychology Psychology, Engineering Ergonomic Assessment Ergonomic Assessment Ergonomic Assessments

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Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Psychological Phenomena [F02]
Psychology, Applied [F02.784]
Ergonomics [F02.784.412]
Technology, Industry, Agriculture [J]
Technology, Industry, and Agriculture [J01]
Engineering [J01.293]
Ergonomics [J01.293.556]

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Ergonomics" by people in this website by year, and whether "Ergonomics" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 25 publications over 16 distinct years, with a maximum of 4 publications in 2024

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1999	1	0	1
2002	0	1	1
2004	0	1	1
2005	0	2	2
2006	0	1	1
2007	0	1	1
2008	0	1	1
2010	0	1	1
2012	0	2	2
2013	2	0	2
2014	1	0	1
2015	0	1	1
2019	1	0	1
2021	1	2	3
2023	0	2	2
2024	4	0	4

Below are the most recent publications written about "Ergonomics" by people in Profiles.

Garg N, Xu V, Mandloi S, Kumar A, Chandna M, Tekumalla S, McCann A, Krein H, Heffelfinger R. Ergonomics in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery: A Clinical Evaluation. Laryngoscope. 2025 04; 135(4):1379-1385.

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Moon JY, Seddon I, Sokol JT, Zeng R, Ludwig CA, Wu F, Rahimy E, Houston SK, Miller JB. Comparison of Ergonomics in Vitreoretinal Surgery With Heads-up Visualization Versus the Standard Operating Microscope as Measured by a Wearable Device. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina. 2024 11; 55(11):638-645.

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Zulbaran-Rojas A, Rouzi MD, Zahiri M, Ouattas A, Walter CM, Nguyen H, Bidadi S, Najafi B, Lemole GM. Objective assessment of postural ergonomics in neurosurgery: integrating wearable technology in the operating room. J Neurosurg Spine. 2024 07 01; 41(1):135-145.

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Mokhtarinia H, Alimohammadi B, Sadeghi-Yarandi M, Torabi-Gudarzi S, Soltanzadeh A, Nikbakht N. Investigating the relationship between physical, cognitive, and environmental factors of ergonomics with the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders: A case study in a car-parts manufacturing industry. Work. 2024; 79(1):215-229.

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Arrighi-Allisan AE, Fan CJ, Wong K, Wong A, Garvey KL, Schwam ZG, Filip P, Jategaonkar AA, Perez E, Wanna GB, Govindaraj S, Iloreta AM, Cosetti MK. Ergonomic Analysis of Otologic Surgery: Comparison of Endoscope and Microscope. Otol Neurotol. 2023 07 01; 44(6):542-548.

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Raman AG, Parikh N, Gupta R, Lavadi RS, Gupta R, Heary RF, Kimmell K, Singer J, Agarwal N. Augmenting Career Longevity: An Analysis of Ergonomics Training Among 134 Neurological Surgeons. World Neurosurg. 2023 05; 173:e11-e17.

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Kolz JM, Wagner SC, Vaccaro AR, Sebastian AS. Ergonomics in Spine Surgery. Clin Spine Surg. 2022 10 01; 35(8):333-340.

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Walsh CM, Qayed E, Aihara H, Anand GS, Byrne K, Chahal P, Dacha S, James TW, Kowalski TE, Repaka A, Saadi M, Sheth SG, Taylor JR, Williams RL, Wagh MS. Core curriculum for ergonomics in endoscopy. Gastrointest Endosc. 2021 06; 93(6):1222-1227.

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Teplitsky SL, Leong JY, Calio B, Hubosky SG, Bagley D. Ergonomics in Endourology: Measurement of Force for Deflection in Contemporary Ureteroscopes. J Endourol. 2021 02; 35(2):215-220.

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Bonafede L, Kazmierczak L, Siddicky SF, Gunton KB. Ergonomics in strabismus surgery. Curr Opin Ophthalmol. 2019 Sep; 30(5):331-336.

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