Table 3 Angles measured on the radiographer during CC breast positioning (radiographer and patient with identical the stature)
From: Ergonomic strategies to improve radiographers’ posture during mammography activities
Without intervention | Patient on a step | Patient seated on a stool | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Posture | Breast positioning | Measured angle | Classification | Measured angle | Classification | Measured angle | Classification |
Trunk | CC | 0° | Acceptable | 0° | Acceptable | 0° | Acceptable |
Arm flexion | CC | 60° | Conditionally acceptable | 38° | Conditionally acceptable | 9° | Acceptable |
Arm abduction | CC | 35° | Conditionally acceptable | 37° | Conditionally acceptable | 29° | Conditionally acceptable |
Head/neck | CC | 26° | Acceptable | 20° | Acceptable | 37° | Acceptable |