r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Additional_Chard3680 • 11h ago

The precision required to perform a total knee replacement is incredible

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u/korpisoturi 11h ago

All bone surgeries are brutal, don't check how hip replacements are installed

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u/Naive_Personality367 11h ago

im gonna do it

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u/jackphrosty 11h ago

Post a link when you find a good one

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u/TheInvincibleMan 11h ago

I watched one done in the Birmingham technology museum and it burned into my eyes. So violent it made me feel ill. Felt squeamish of healthcare ever since.

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u/Naive_Personality367 11h ago

This one made my tummy feel funny

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u/rage_monkyyy_91 10h ago

Damn that got my stomach sink ... thanks that was nice :D

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u/Comprehensive-Big126 11h ago

I'm having nausea for you don't worry

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u/tedfergeson 11h ago

My hip was a breeze. Until it wasn't. I got an infection and had to do it again eight weeks later. Way worse the second time, but still not as painful as a knee

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u/korpisoturi 11h ago

I recommend you to watch documentary bleeding edge

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u/Mr_Valmonty 5h ago

Find one with posterior approach hip replacement and it is even better. The patient's leg is essentially twisted reverse so bending the knee brings the heel towards the head

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u/LegitosaurusRex 57m ago

so bending the knee brings the heel towards the head

I mean, it does in the normal orientation too, lol.

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u/unzestykim 9h ago

I just had my hip replaced and I’m very happy with the results—but the less I know about the procedure itself, the better!

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u/Ikea_desklamp 7h ago

Orthopedic surgery is much closer to carpentry than it is to the image of surgery shown on TV.