title: Surgery in the Standing Position by a Surgeon with Achilles Tendon Rupture.
abstract: Unexpected injuries can have a profound effect on a surgeon's performance and thus on patients and surgical departments. Here we describe a technique for performing surgery in the standing position, as done by a surgeon with an Achilles tendon rupture. During his prescribed 45-day non-weight-bearing period for the left ankle after surgery for an Achilles tendon rupture, the surgeon was able to participate in 15 surgeries as an operator or assistant, due to his use of a combination of injured-leg genuflection on a stool and a 'Surgical Body Support' device. Similarly injured surgeons may benefit from such support.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama 700-8558, Japan.tyasu37@cc.okayama-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Takao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yasuhara
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kuwahara
authors.forename: Susumu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sasada
authors.forename: Atsuhiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Toyoshima
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Morimoto
authors.forename: Kyohei
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kin
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Manabe
authors.forename: Yasuyuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Miyoshi
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kusumegi
authors.forename: Yuichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Kiyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: Isao
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Date
mesh_terms: D000125:Achilles Tendon / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009983:Orthopedic Equipment; D012421:Rupture / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D066231:Surgeons; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000592:standards*