10 Commandments of Orthopaedic Surgery

According to Ryan K Harrison….

(In no particular order)

-Don’t ignore pain out of proportion to your exam

-Don’t varus.

-When you can’t see the skin, you’ve applied enough padding.

-When the nurse asks you to come and see the patient, just go.

-Touch every bone and move every joint, you’ll never miss anything.

-Don’t get fooled by X-rays

-Never Discharge a prisoner or homeless patient with an injury that needs surgery.

-Just because you’re having a bad day doesn’t mean everyone else has to.

-If you’re wondering if it’s sterile, it isn’t. Redo it.

-The amount of time you spend preparing before you walk into the operating room will be inversely proportion to the amount of time you waste inside the operating room.