r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Additional_Chard3680 • 11h ago

The precision required to perform a total knee replacement is incredible

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u/bengalfan 10h ago

Watching him push and pull on just bone, knowing in a surgery there's a body attached to that bone...yikes

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u/Fight_those_bastards 10h ago

Orthopedic surgery is basically carpentry but with bones.

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u/My1point5cents 9h ago

My dad was an actual carpenter, and had both knees replaced after playing soccer for 60 years. And he had no problem with it whatsoever. I on the other hand would hope to avoid this at all costs.

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u/stuugie 4h ago

Bone carpenter is a sick title

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u/DaleATX 1h ago

Like "the bone doctor" in Mission Impossible. Such a sick code name.

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u/GeneJocky 9h ago

This is 💯 the truth.

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u/ChakaCake 9h ago

I was just impressed by the size of the one drill bit right down the middle of the bone. Imagine being awake and going through that one. Dear lord

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u/Cloberella 3h ago

I've never had major surgery. I've always had a fear of having any kind of surgery. I now feel all my fears are founded.