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. 2022 Jul 20;3:e17. doi: 10.1017/wtc.2022.13

Table 3.

Duration and difference of the welding trials of each subject and in total—Position PF

Subject Duration with Exo Duration without Exo Difference Notes
0301 00:23:09 00:18:27 −00:04:42
0302 00:16:55 00:12:09 −00:04:46
0303 00:17:40 00:15:51 −00:01:49
0304 00:17:54 00:20:08 +00:02:14 A
0305 00:16:30 00:14:32 −00:01:58
0306 00:22:17 00:22:06 −00:00:11 B
0307 00:16:07 00:15:52 −00:00:15
0308 00:23:33 00:21:01 −00:02:32
0309 00:23:07 00:17:31 −00:05:36
0311 00:18:28 00:16:17 −00:02:11
0312 00:20:01 00:19:09 −00:00:52
0313 00:22:33 00:15:01 −00:07:32 C
0314 00:20:16 00:20:05 −00:00:11
0315 00:18:36 00:17:54 −00:00:42
0316 00:21:53 00:21:28 −00:00:25
Mean 00:19:56 00:17:50 −00:02:06
Mean without 0304, 0306, 0313 00:19:41 00:17:31 −00:02:10

Note. A, During the trial without exoskeletons in PF Position subject 0304 exhibited such high levels of local fatigue within the shoulder muscles that two short breaks of approximately 2 min each were required. B, During the trial without exoskeletons in PF Position subject 0306 exhibited such high levels of local fatigue within the shoulder muscles that a short break of approximately 2 min was required. C, During the trial without exoskeletons in PF Position subject 0313 complained of extremely uncomfortable shoulder and neck muscle fatigue, which is why he significantly increased his speed. This in turn is reflected in a drastic drop in the quality scale (see Table 1).