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Tuesday 31 January 2017

The Surgical Gods

Cancel this case!


Much as I would like to think otherwise, I am not a surgical god. In fact, I don't know any, but they do occasionally get in touch. This is a genuine warning in practice, call it the subconscious if you will.

Any surgeon who's done enough operations will be aware of a rare feeling that something isn't right. You want to feel this before you start the case.

I can't put it any better than Leo Gordon. There are lots of orthopaedic examples as well as generic ones. "Why am I removing this humeral shaft plate?" is one that springs to mind.

Cancelling a case is not the worst thing in the world.


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