This is a very interesting, yet disgusting post. I can understand most of it, like the tools involved. but I didn't know why we had to put our initials on the leg before we started.
This interaction was a disturbing process when you are not used to observing surgery. I thought it was fantastic to go through the process of a surgery. I liked how we had to answer questions during the surgery to make sure we understood what we were doing. It made me appreciate what good doctors do for humans.
Oh and as for the initials, they asked us to put the initials on the knee so that we know what knee to operate on in surgery. Sometimes doctors make the silliest mistakes by operating on the healthy limb, knee, etc. So the initialing process helps to avoid these silly and some times dangerous mistakes.
This is the most disturbing post yet. I will have nightmares tonight. It was interesting to go through the process of dissecting a knee. I thought it was interesting how they used cement on the leg. What if there was a problem with the metal? How would they get it off? My dad has knee problems and will probably need surgery so I would like to know ahead of time just in case. My dad is already mentally disabled, I would hate for him to be physically disabled too.
This is the most disturbing post yet. I will have nightmares tonight. It was interesting to go through the process of dissecting a knee. I thought it was interesting how they used cement on the leg. What if there was a problem with the metal? How would they get it off? My dad has knee problems and will probably need surgery so I would like to know ahead of time just in case. My dad is already mentally disabled, I would hate for him to be physically disabled too.
This is very disturbing but is a process that has to be done. I learned a lot. For example, sutures are less scarring than staples. I was always interested about the orange "stuff" that they put on the person. Now I know that they use it to keep things sterile. Now I wonder if people are trying to make robots that can do surgery. This could help people and probably be cheaper. It can also be bad for the economy because of the number of people who knee surgeons would lose their jobs.
This post really freaked me out. The surgery photo's are going to give me nightmares. It was very scary yet very fascinating. What happens if the cement breaks. What happens the surgeon messes up with his drilling. I used the stitching tool because if have gotten 4 staples in my head and they really hurt later. I find it very scary the I know that stitches hurt less than staples
The surgery seems unsafe that they insert metal into the knee. I did a search on the internet and it says that metal such as copper if within a person's blood flow, could be lethal. There are many other lethal metals. There is a myth the roman empire fell because of the lead in their aqueducts.
This was VERY disturbing for the first 5 steps or so. It got a lot less disgusting when I stopped thinking about MY knee in surgery, and just focused on the academic part. The bone saw was in short, very disturbing. I have the same questions as many of the people who have commented do. What happens if there is a problem with the metal? How would they get the metal off, you know due to the surgery? Oh, wait. I just realized this. When I got my braces they used this special kind of cement that can come off/on if held under UV rays. I think this is the kind of cement that they would use. It is fairly easy to take off, as it only takes about 5-10 minutes under the rays to melt. I think that it is unfortunate for people who have to undergo knee surgery, because when they fly on a plane and they go through security, it is hard for them to go through with metal in their knee. I think that they should make a prothetic replacement for the cartilage, to make it easier for the people who have to have surgery. (Like what they did for Winter in Dolphin Tale.) :)
I thought this was a cool post. Before I did it I looked at the pictures of the actual knee surgery so I was kind of grossed out. But when I started it wasn't as disturbing. I thought it was good that we had to answer questions to be sure that we understood what we were doing. And Ava, you had knee surgery?
I think that this was interesting. I don't really understand why they put the metal in, if they take it out afterwards to put in the cement. When they put the skin back together, I always thought of it as sewing it back together, but now I think of it as stapling it together.
Knee surgery is a lot more complicated that I thought. The surgery has to be done exactly right or the knee joint won’t work properly. All the parts have to fit and work together just right. Before they had this surgery, people had to use crutches or a wheelchair. Now they can walk and run after they have the surgery.
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This is a very interesting, yet disgusting post. I can understand most of it, like the tools involved. but I didn't know why we had to put our initials on the leg before we started.
This interaction was a disturbing process when you are not used to observing surgery. I thought it was fantastic to go through the process of a surgery. I liked how we had to answer questions during the surgery to make sure we understood what we were doing. It made me appreciate what good doctors do for humans.
Oh and as for the initials, they asked us to put the initials on the knee so that we know what knee to operate on in surgery. Sometimes doctors make the silliest mistakes by operating on the healthy limb, knee, etc. So the initialing process helps to avoid these silly and some times dangerous mistakes.
This is the most disturbing post yet. I will have nightmares tonight. It was interesting to go through the process of dissecting a knee. I thought it was interesting how they used cement on the leg. What if there was a problem with the metal? How would they get it off? My dad has knee problems and will probably need surgery so I would like to know ahead of time just in case. My dad is already mentally disabled, I would hate for him to be physically disabled too.
This is the most disturbing post yet. I will have nightmares tonight. It was interesting to go through the process of dissecting a knee. I thought it was interesting how they used cement on the leg. What if there was a problem with the metal? How would they get it off? My dad has knee problems and will probably need surgery so I would like to know ahead of time just in case. My dad is already mentally disabled, I would hate for him to be physically disabled too.
This is very disturbing but is a process that has to be done. I learned a lot. For example, sutures are less scarring than staples. I was always interested about the orange "stuff" that they put on the person. Now I know that they use it to keep things sterile. Now I wonder if people are trying to make robots that can do surgery. This could help people and probably be cheaper. It can also be bad for the economy because of the number of people who knee surgeons would lose their jobs.
This post really freaked me out. The surgery photo's are going to give me nightmares. It was very scary yet very fascinating. What happens if the cement breaks. What happens the surgeon messes up with his drilling. I used the stitching tool because if have gotten 4 staples in my head and they really hurt later. I find it very scary the I know that stitches hurt less than staples
Sorry that last quote was Chloe's
This was really interesting, but kind of unnerving, as other people have said. Overall, this was a very interesting post.
The surgery seems unsafe that they insert metal into the knee. I did a search on the internet and it says that metal such as copper if within a person's blood flow, could be lethal. There are many other lethal metals. There is a myth the roman empire fell because of the lead in their aqueducts.
This was VERY disturbing for the first 5 steps or so. It got a lot less disgusting when I stopped thinking about MY knee in surgery, and just focused on the academic part. The bone saw was in short, very disturbing. I have the same questions as many of the people who have commented do. What happens if there is a problem with the metal? How would they get the metal off, you know due to the surgery? Oh, wait. I just realized this. When I got my braces they used this special kind of cement that can come off/on if held under UV rays. I think this is the kind of cement that they would use. It is fairly easy to take off, as it only takes about 5-10 minutes under the rays to melt. I think that it is unfortunate for people who have to undergo knee surgery, because when they fly on a plane and they go through security, it is hard for them to go through with metal in their knee. I think that they should make a prothetic replacement for the cartilage, to make it easier for the people who have to have surgery. (Like what they did for Winter in Dolphin Tale.) :)
I thought this was a cool post. Before I did it I looked at the pictures of the actual knee surgery so I was kind of grossed out. But when I started it wasn't as disturbing. I thought it was good that we had to answer questions to be sure that we understood what we were doing. And Ava, you had knee surgery?
I think that this was interesting. I don't really understand why they put the metal in, if they take it out afterwards to put in the cement. When they put the skin back together, I always thought of it as sewing it back together, but now I think of it as stapling it together.
Knee surgery is a lot more complicated that I thought. The surgery has to be done exactly right or the knee joint won’t work properly. All the parts have to fit and work together just right. Before they had this surgery, people had to use crutches or a wheelchair. Now they can walk and run after they have the surgery.
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