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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2306-4102</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Acta ortopédica mexicana]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Acta ortop. mex]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2306-4102</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Colegio Mexicano de Ortopedia y Traumatología A.C.]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2306-41022025000200093</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.35366/119390</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Ergonomics to perform thoracic limb musculoskeletal ultrasound]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Ergonomía para realizar ecografía musculoesquelética de extremidad torácica]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Soria-Bastida]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[MA]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Hernández-Díaz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[C]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Olascoaga-Gómez de León]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Coronado-Zarco]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[R]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación «Luis Guillermo Ibarra-Ibarra»  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación «Luis Guillermo Ibarra-Ibarra» Rehabilitation Medicine Department ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación «Luis Guillermo Ibarra-Ibarra» Department Musculoskeletal and Joint Ultrasound Laboratory ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación «Luis Guillermo Ibarra-Ibarra» Rehabilitation Medicine Department ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2025</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2025</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>39</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>93</fpage>
<lpage>98</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2306-41022025000200093&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2306-41022025000200093&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2306-41022025000200093&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract: Ergonomics is the science that studies how to adapt the relationship between the human being with its environment. Performing musculoskeletal ultrasound applying appropriate ergonomic techniques both in the patient and by the sonographer, can reduce bodily injuries that are usually generated in repetitive work like this, causing a detriment to the quality of life. The objective of this pictorial is to depict some of the ergonomic characteristics necessary in this work environment by reviewing the literature related to the objective of this work. We conclude that carrying out ergonomic measures during the performance of a musculoskeletal ultrasound study reduces the risk of presenting fatigue and injuries to both the sonographer and the patient.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen: La ergonomía es la ciencia que estudia cómo adaptar la relación entre el ser humano y su entorno. El realizar ultrasonido musculoesquelético aplicando técnicas ergonómicas adecuadas, tanto en el paciente como por el ecografista, puede reducir las lesiones corporales que suelen generarse en trabajos repetitivos como éste, ocasionando un detrimento en la calidad de vida. El objetivo de este pictorial es mostrar algunas de las características ergonómicas necesarias en este ambiente laboral mediante revisión de la bibliografía relacionada con el objetivo del presente trabajo. Concluimos que aplicar medidas ergonómicas durante la realización de un estudio ecográfico musculoesquelético reduce el riesgo de presentar fatiga y lesiones tanto al ecografista como al paciente.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[ergonomics]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[upper limb]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[sonographer]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[musculoskeletal disorders]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[ergonomía]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[extremidad superior]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[ecografista]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[lesiones musculoesqueléticas]]></kwd>
</kwd-group>
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