title: Splayed handle surgical scissors.
abstract: Splayed handle surgical scissors have distinct advantages over conventional scissors that limit hand fatigability. The ringlet configuration of the splayed scissors conforms to the normal resting posture of the hand. In addition, surgeons can apply greater force to the splayed scissor ringlets than that which could be applied to the ringlets of conventional scissors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville 22908.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Towler
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Abidin
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Cantrell
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Thacker
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Edlich
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D013525:Surgical Instruments