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Not sure anyone follows college ball but if you want to see an open fx, google duke vs Louisville injury..

May take your mind off the residency crisis at least
 
hotdawg said:
Not sure anyone follows college ball but if you want to see an open fx, google duke vs Louisville injury..

May take your mind off the residency crisis at least
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Me and some other DMU '17s were discussing this earlier today: in at least one state, this would fall under the scope of a podiatrist, right? I'm not sure how many pods would jump on this leg issue, but would it be legal? I delved into many online and SDN searches and everyone liked using the word "ankle" and on occasion "leg." But with no formal definition of the tibia/fibula here, I don't know how much a pod can do (in even the most generous states...).


I mean hell, I even found one daring podiatrist that claims podiatrists "treat conditions associated with the foot, ankle, and sometimes knee, leg and hip."
 
MaxillofacialMN said:
Me and some other DMU '17s were discussing this earlier today: in at least one state, this would fall under the scope of a podiatrist, right? I'm not sure how many pods would jump on this leg issue, but would it be legal? I delved into many online and SDN searches and everyone liked using the word "ankle" and on occasion "leg." But with no formal definition of the tibia/fibula here, I don't know how much a pod can do (in even the most generous states...).


I mean hell, I even found one daring podiatrist that claims podiatrists "treat conditions associated with the foot, ankle, and sometimes knee, leg and hip."
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podiatrists technically have scope up to the tibial tuberosity in many states, but there may be qualifiers on that statement. for example in WA, you can do anything up to the tibial tuberosity IF the condition you're treating actually involves bone or soft tissue around the talo-crural joint and/or foot.
 
Regardless of scope of practice, that injury was really bad. I feel terrible for the guy, it looked so painful. Hope he has a speedy recovery, I think they said it would be a year until he fully recovers.
 
I've seen and done some funky stuff in the office, hospital and O.R. and that injury even gave ME the "willies".
 
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I've seen and done some funky stuff in the office, hospital and O.R. and that injury even gave ME the "willies".
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So can/do pods work on shaft fractures of the tibia?

My brother got a rod in his and I just assumed it was out of scope but now I'm not sure...?

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