Patrick Morgan, MD, FAOA
@drmorganmd.bsky.social
Associate Professor at University of Minnesota Medical School. Recon and young adult hip. Boy Dad.
This is a remarkable— and well deserved— achievement. A long time in coming.
July 29, 2025 at 2:54 PM
This is a remarkable— and well deserved— achievement. A long time in coming.
Amazing accomplishment.
March 16, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Amazing accomplishment.
I thought about getting rid of my loupes when I went into recon. But there’s nothing better for taking out splinters.
March 8, 2025 at 6:23 PM
I thought about getting rid of my loupes when I went into recon. But there’s nothing better for taking out splinters.
Nothing says happy post-op appointment like a new pair of hand knit socks
March 7, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Nothing says happy post-op appointment like a new pair of hand knit socks
My resident asking why I always use screws.
Also my resident staffing a new consult:
Also my resident staffing a new consult:
March 5, 2025 at 4:48 PM
My resident asking why I always use screws.
Also my resident staffing a new consult:
Also my resident staffing a new consult:
Friend from med school - now her program’s PD- found out her new onesie has a twin. Her residents are so lucky.
February 10, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Friend from med school - now her program’s PD- found out her new onesie has a twin. Her residents are so lucky.
If anyone ever tries to convince you that working in a teaching hospital is a thankless job don’t believe them.
February 7, 2025 at 2:39 PM
If anyone ever tries to convince you that working in a teaching hospital is a thankless job don’t believe them.
17 years without a patellar button. Asymptomatic.
February 4, 2025 at 3:52 PM
17 years without a patellar button. Asymptomatic.
Here’s how they were managed. The lateral OA was found in the setting of advanced PF OA. The patient wanted a total. On the other side the PF joint was good and with no lateral symptoms a medial uni was a reasonable option —and was the patient’s first choice.
#orthopedics
#orthopedics
January 29, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Here’s how they were managed. The lateral OA was found in the setting of advanced PF OA. The patient wanted a total. On the other side the PF joint was good and with no lateral symptoms a medial uni was a reasonable option —and was the patient’s first choice.
#orthopedics
#orthopedics
Bilateral painful knees with windswept deformity. Pain in affected compartment only. If treating operatively what would you recommend: lateral and medial unis? Total and medial uni? Bilateral total?
#orthopedics
#orthopedics
January 28, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Bilateral painful knees with windswept deformity. Pain in affected compartment only. If treating operatively what would you recommend: lateral and medial unis? Total and medial uni? Bilateral total?
#orthopedics
#orthopedics
January 27, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Day 1 of Orthopedic Surgery residency interviews for UMN Orthopedic residency.
As always, completely knocked out by how accomplished the applicants are. Wish we could match every single student here.
#orthopedics
As always, completely knocked out by how accomplished the applicants are. Wish we could match every single student here.
#orthopedics
January 23, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Day 1 of Orthopedic Surgery residency interviews for UMN Orthopedic residency.
As always, completely knocked out by how accomplished the applicants are. Wish we could match every single student here.
#orthopedics
As always, completely knocked out by how accomplished the applicants are. Wish we could match every single student here.
#orthopedics
15% of patient’s don’t like their TKA. Hasn’t changed for decades and neither have our implants.
20 yrs industry trying to say their knees aren’t going in right: “Here’s navigation, here’s a robot.” Needle hasn’t budged.
Maybe time to put resources into just designing better implants?
#orthosky
20 yrs industry trying to say their knees aren’t going in right: “Here’s navigation, here’s a robot.” Needle hasn’t budged.
Maybe time to put resources into just designing better implants?
#orthosky
January 22, 2025 at 4:18 PM
15% of patient’s don’t like their TKA. Hasn’t changed for decades and neither have our implants.
20 yrs industry trying to say their knees aren’t going in right: “Here’s navigation, here’s a robot.” Needle hasn’t budged.
Maybe time to put resources into just designing better implants?
#orthosky
20 yrs industry trying to say their knees aren’t going in right: “Here’s navigation, here’s a robot.” Needle hasn’t budged.
Maybe time to put resources into just designing better implants?
#orthosky
If you’re not going to do a PAO (this pt is in mid-50s and has developed OA) THA in dysplasia still not a chip shot. Hypermobility, small head size, uncommon anatomy make dislocation risk higher.
Preop planning especially important.
#orthosky
Preop planning especially important.
#orthosky
January 18, 2025 at 12:18 PM
If you’re not going to do a PAO (this pt is in mid-50s and has developed OA) THA in dysplasia still not a chip shot. Hypermobility, small head size, uncommon anatomy make dislocation risk higher.
Preop planning especially important.
#orthosky
Preop planning especially important.
#orthosky
Heard many arguments for using robots— none very convincing. But there is a very intuitive one that you don’t hear a lot— getting tight alignment for unis. Most that I revise were overstuffed into valgus or failed in varus. Maybe robotics finds a role in avoiding those outliers.
#orthosky #uniknee
#orthosky #uniknee
January 17, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Patellar resurfacing in Sweden is only 3.4% vs 89.7% in the US. This must be the starkest difference in practice patterns between American and Scandinavian Arthroplasty (medicine?). Anyone have a good explanation as to why?
#orthosky #totalknee
#orthosky #totalknee
January 15, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Patellar resurfacing in Sweden is only 3.4% vs 89.7% in the US. This must be the starkest difference in practice patterns between American and Scandinavian Arthroplasty (medicine?). Anyone have a good explanation as to why?
#orthosky #totalknee
#orthosky #totalknee
January 13, 2025 at 10:08 PM
COVID-19 pandemic left its mark on the ortho clinic. Here’s a 55yo male who was in the ICU at the peak of the 1st wave and received high dose steroids. What’s your dx and how would you treat the pain he’s now having?
#orthotwitter #medtwitter
#orthotwitter #medtwitter
January 11, 2025 at 10:55 AM
COVID-19 pandemic left its mark on the ortho clinic. Here’s a 55yo male who was in the ICU at the peak of the 1st wave and received high dose steroids. What’s your dx and how would you treat the pain he’s now having?
#orthotwitter #medtwitter
#orthotwitter #medtwitter
Listening to Marc Swiontkowski MD on business being put before professionalism in orthopedics:
“What is at risk is our social contract. We have agreed to put patient interests before our own.”
#orthosky #medsky #professionalism
“What is at risk is our social contract. We have agreed to put patient interests before our own.”
#orthosky #medsky #professionalism
January 9, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Listening to Marc Swiontkowski MD on business being put before professionalism in orthopedics:
“What is at risk is our social contract. We have agreed to put patient interests before our own.”
#orthosky #medsky #professionalism
“What is at risk is our social contract. We have agreed to put patient interests before our own.”
#orthosky #medsky #professionalism
No, not ready to start using 40+ mm heads yet. But this is the type of data we need to evaluate big heads— RSA at 5 years. Randomized, blinded, controlled trial. Great study.
#orthosky #medsky
www.arthroplastyjournal.org/article/S088...
#orthosky #medsky
www.arthroplastyjournal.org/article/S088...
January 8, 2025 at 2:44 AM
No, not ready to start using 40+ mm heads yet. But this is the type of data we need to evaluate big heads— RSA at 5 years. Randomized, blinded, controlled trial. Great study.
#orthosky #medsky
www.arthroplastyjournal.org/article/S088...
#orthosky #medsky
www.arthroplastyjournal.org/article/S088...
