Orthopedic surgery

Behavior Modification When it comes to your body, your hands are a very important part for your everyday life. Two weeks ago I broke my fourth left metacarpal bone in my right hand. Luckily, my injury was not traumatic enough to where I needed surgery. “Hand surgery is sometimes required when the bones are unstable as in a compound hand fracture in which bones visibly pierce the skin.” (Hand Fracture). However, with this being said it was required of me to wear a splint for 6 weeks. Since I am…

Although each of the four of the individuals featured in the book Gig: Americans Talk About Their Jobs experienced distinct circumstances, each of them shared the similar value that work yields success. It was through each of their perspectives and attitudes towards this belief that distinguished their stories from one another. Both Javier Lopez and Mike Jackson detested their current jobs yet remained ambitious and hopeful to obtain success. While Michelle Passoff and Rose Collins have worked…

PICKING A BONE: CAUSE, PREVENTION AND THE ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY IN THE REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT OF BONE INJURIES Prepared for: Dr Tas Bedford TPP7155 Course Examiner University of Southern Queensland Mr Timothy Biddle TPP7155 Course Moderator University of Southern Queensland Prepared by: Rebecca Apps TPP7155 Student Date of submission: October 2015 INTRODUCTION The purpose of this report is to depict the various injuries that can occur in the human skeletal and muscular systems, the causes…

tissues that will be removed and replaced, they are the mandibular fossa, joint disc, mandibular condyle and ramus. The remaining of this section will describe in detail how these tissues are affected by the surgical procedure as well as how the surgery affects…

Arthroscopic elbow fusion Overview Arthroscopic elbow fusion is persistent surgery to stick permanently the elbow with screws, essentially locking the joint in place to reduce pain; a narrow lighted tube with a camera at the end (arthroscope) and other instruments are inserted through several small cuts around the elbow to see the area and help the surgeon performing the surgery. Causes Indication for arthroscopic elbow fusion includes: • Elbow injury. • Chronic sepsis • Elbow rheumatoid…

According to Lasky, Tommy John surgery mends a damaged elbow ligament (1). Tommy John injuries are also known as ulnar collateral ligament (UCL). Tommy John injuries happen when a patient, frequently a baseball player, has recurring stress to the elbow. Baseball pitchers are more apt to get Tommy John injuries because of the repetitive motion of pitching the ball. Consequently, to become more informed on Tommy John surgery, there is a need to become familiar with the procedures, prognosis,…

Feeling a mix of anxiety and excitement, my hands trembled as I placed a green “X” on my dogs left hip. Months of planning prepared me for this day. Each step of the surgery played on a constant reel in my head. I spent just enough time researching and reading to be a difficult client, yet I couldn 't shake the chronic curiosity. The difficult recovery following Lucky’s total hip replacement forced me to acknowledge what I already knew. My love for animals was only trumped by my deep seeded…

fact that within the next two weeks, I would be having ankle surgery. I knew my ankle was pretty messed up but I didn’t think it was that bad. Over the past month, I’d played in 4 tournaments with my club soccer team and dealt with pain and swelling the whole time but didn’t think it was anything major until I got to the point I could hardly walk on it anymore. My parents and I decided it would be in my best interest to go see an orthopedic surgeon to find out what was wrong and figure out what…

I threw up from the anesthesia. I could not have anything to drink to get the taste out of my mouth but the nurse let me wash my mouth out with apple juice. The surgery had taken forty-five minutes. My doctor did not find anything major, nothing to explain the pain. I was in recovery for six hours because I had appalling side effects from the anesthesia. Shortly after, the physical therapist made me get up and practice…

Dr. Romash, Forever Life’s Student Walking into my orthopedic surgeon’s office has become a norm for me over the years between all of my breaks, dislocations, and sprains, but my last visit was quite different than all my previous ones. This visit was not about me, or my knee, or my ankle, but my beloved surgeon Dr. Romash. Over the past six years I have known Dr. Romash as a caregiver, a friend, and a coach, but not since our recent interview have I known him as a student. In his interview,…