This prospective observational study evaluates the intraoperative energy expenditure of the surgeon during anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction procedures. Energy expenditure and physiological workload will be measured using a wearable Hexoskin shirt during surgery. The study will compare surgical procedures involving isolated anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction combined with anterolateral ligament reconstruction, and procedures requiring additional meniscal treatment. The aim is to determine whether anterolateral ligament reconstruction meaningfully increases surgeon workload and whether meniscal procedures are associated with higher intraoperative energy expenditure.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
80
Vito Fazzi Hospital
Lecce, Italy
RECRUITINGTotal Energy Expenditure
Total intraoperative energy expenditure of the operating surgeon measured using the Hexoskin wearable device, expressed in kilocalories.
Time frame: During surgery, from skin incision to wound closure
minute ventilation
Mean minute ventilation of the operating surgeon measured during the surgical procedure using the Hexoskin wearable device, expressed in liters per minute.
Time frame: During surgery, from skin incision to wound closure.
Mean heart rate
Mean heart rate of the operating surgeon measured during the surgical procedure using the Hexoskin wearable device, expressed in beats per minute.
Time frame: During surgery, from skin incision to wound closure.
surgical time
Total surgical time, measured in minutes, from skin incision to wound closure.
Time frame: during surgery, from skin incision to wound closure
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