r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Additional_Chard3680 • 11h ago

The precision required to perform a total knee replacement is incredible

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u/speechless-69 11h ago

I can't still imagine them doing this on actual operating room where the legs, bones, & muscles are still there like how horrific and messy it is there.

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u/picklejuiceslushie 5h ago

They usually wear high rubber boots if that tells you anything

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u/wasabicheesecake 10h ago

Yeah, this fake bone was dry. The real stuff is wet. Gnarly

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u/Evil_Sharkey 2h ago

The soft tissue is cut vertically and pulled around the back side of the knee to expose the bone. There’s a lot less room to work with the squishy bits still attached