Rutuja Pusegaonkar*, Chandrakant Patil
Background: The prolong standing during the surgical procedure may have cause musculoskeletal disorders in surgeons. Hamstring is a group of muscles that form an important part of the leg muscles & their tightness may reduce lumbar lordosis there by affecting posture, range of motion of lower limb and developing low back pain. This study was planned to test hamstring tightness in group of surgeons which are physically active & inactive as they are prone to develop it.
Method: In this non-experimental cross-sectional study 75 participants were included. The study was performed on normal healthy surgeons. The height and weight of the subjects were noted down. Knee extension angle were measured by active knee extension test. The angle less than 20 is considered normal. The angle between the 21-30 is considered to be mild in tightness. The angle between the 31-45 is considered moderate in tightness and the angle greater than 45 is considered severe tightness.
Result: This study concludes that there is an equal prevalence of developing hamstring tightness in both young male and female surgeons. The result shows 13% with grade 1 obesity and 60% with overweight and 13% with normal BMI.
Conclusion: The prevalence and severity of hamstring tightness in physically active and inactive surgeons very high between the angle 45°-60°.
