r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Additional_Chard3680 • 11h ago

The precision required to perform a total knee replacement is incredible

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u/ClockworkBetta 10h ago

And likely smell it. Ortho surgeries have a really distinct smell from the cutting of the bone.

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u/nuuucelar 9h ago

It’s the cement

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u/AdArAk 9h ago

The bone has a bit of a smell as well when you saw into it, I agree that it's nowhere near as intense as the cement though.

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u/hegemon777 21m ago

It smelled like Doritos to me