The risk of noise-induced hearing loss performing knee replacement surgery

The risk of noise-induced hearing loss performing knee replacement surgery

Objective: Powered surgical instruments use to cut bones and fashion them for joint implant produce noise. Prior studies have not analyzed direct in vivo measurements of multiple procedures and exposure time. This study evaluates actual surgical noise levels exposure to the surgeon and this cumulati...

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Main Author: Mark G Siegel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Noise and Health
Subjects:
hearing loss
noise-induced
occupational noise
total knee replacement
Online Access:http://www.noiseandhealth.org/article.asp?issn=1463-1741;year=2019;volume=21;issue=102;spage=183;epage=188;aulast=Siegel

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