Is Orthopaedics like that ?
Started by lordman
What service are you on? Ortho is very broad, as are the surgical results. Unfortunately, orthopedic operatives often involve long incisions, and thus long scars, but you can imagine a carpal tunnel release is not likely to have huge complications. Trauma may have more complications then sports on peds for example.
Maybe you've just had an unusual run of complications come in. I'm fairly sure it's not just your institution.
I am on General Ortho rotation. Yes, especially, trauma patients mush have complications !!
Since there are long incisions, why they don't refer them to Plastic Surgeons in order to avoid these ugly scars!! I believe the way the stitchs are done is different.
From your last sentence, it is a bit clear now
Trauma is not random. It generally happens to people prone to poor results, at least at an academic medical center. Surgical approaches in trauma occasionally involve long incisions so you can see WTF you are doing which, in general, is better than not seeing WTF you are doing. Everybody sutures differently, even among Ortho. Plastics has more important **** to do than close every Ortho incision. Like do flaps and grafts to cover **** for us. And in all reality, I've seen some ****ed up Plastics scars too, so don't think their **** don't stink.
Comment of the day... love it.
I think that is the nicest description of trauma patients I have ever read or heard.
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