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Publication history, Reflections & comments
The hand has two grips 1965
            Ergonomic aspects of surgical dexterity 1967
            History of ergonomy in surgery
            Ergonomics and anaesthesia
            Review: Surgical 
        Techniques, by Herbert Haxton            
        Ergonomics and the surgeon (         in Clinical Science for Surgeons
ed Burnett 1981
            
Surgical instruments and effort referring especially to ratchets and needle sharpness
    Forces exerted in clinical and operative surgery (as PDF file)
    Measuring gentleness in surgery 
The shape of retractor handles
      Ergonomic design of a needleholder 1969
      Ergonomics of diathermy forceps design
    
Ergonomics and microsurgery
     Ergonomics and the operating microscope 1978
    
Selection and care of microsurgical instruments 1978      
     Ergonomics in microsurgery 1969 
Ergonomics and laparoscopic surgery  
     Ergonomics and engineering of endoscopic surgery 1995
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