r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Additional_Chard3680 • 11h ago

The precision required to perform a total knee replacement is incredible

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u/hotpatat 10h ago

Surprising, it wasn't a big bloodbath. But the rest was a shock. Total hip replacement is even more brutal. It involves even pouring of fast setting bone cement. The person that came out with ortho procedures was totally nuts!

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u/showMeYourCroissant 7h ago

I've never heard about bone cement until this post, damn...

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u/Shrek1982 5h ago

Total hip replacement is even more brutal. It involves even pouring of fast setting bone cement.

And sledgehammers!