Dr Ed Oates
@traumaticum.bsky.social
Orthopaedic surgeon. Posting examples, not advice. Case library: www.osteosynthesis.org
looks terrible 😢
Thoughts and prayers
Thoughts and prayers
January 6, 2025 at 10:53 AM
looks terrible 😢
Thoughts and prayers
Thoughts and prayers
This one for eg. Geriatric, bad bone. No landmarks to put the head back on the shaft. Back table recon then *holds up thumb* put it back in.
Came back last week after another fall. CT elbow - fully united at 9 months
www.osteosynthesis.org/31245868-ter...
Came back last week after another fall. CT elbow - fully united at 9 months
www.osteosynthesis.org/31245868-ter...
Terrible triad injury of the elbow - radial head reconstruction and LCL stabilization
An 80-year-old female experienced a ground-level fall at home, resulting in a posterolateral dislocation of the right elbow, a multifragmentary displaced radial head fracture (Mason IV), and a type I ...
www.osteosynthesis.org
December 28, 2024 at 11:12 AM
This one for eg. Geriatric, bad bone. No landmarks to put the head back on the shaft. Back table recon then *holds up thumb* put it back in.
Came back last week after another fall. CT elbow - fully united at 9 months
www.osteosynthesis.org/31245868-ter...
Came back last week after another fall. CT elbow - fully united at 9 months
www.osteosynthesis.org/31245868-ter...
Im constantly surprised what lives and unites. Exsitu recons don’t seem a risk factor in my hands
It’s always the unsuspecting ones which seem to go on to avn/nonunion etc imho
I can’t pick it
It’s always the unsuspecting ones which seem to go on to avn/nonunion etc imho
I can’t pick it
December 28, 2024 at 10:54 AM
Im constantly surprised what lives and unites. Exsitu recons don’t seem a risk factor in my hands
It’s always the unsuspecting ones which seem to go on to avn/nonunion etc imho
I can’t pick it
It’s always the unsuspecting ones which seem to go on to avn/nonunion etc imho
I can’t pick it
Try and avoid them these days and go with a tripod screw construct
If a plate, then aptus
Eg:
www.osteosynthesis.org/32058153-pos...
If a plate, then aptus
Eg:
www.osteosynthesis.org/32058153-pos...
Posterolateral Elbow Fracture-Dislocation
Patient presenting with a posterolateral elbow fracture dislocation. The patient exhibited a displaced fracture of the radial head and neck, alongside a Type 2 coronoid tip fracture characterized by m...
www.osteosynthesis.org
December 27, 2024 at 11:56 PM
Try and avoid them these days and go with a tripod screw construct
If a plate, then aptus
Eg:
www.osteosynthesis.org/32058153-pos...
If a plate, then aptus
Eg:
www.osteosynthesis.org/32058153-pos...
I’m almost ashamed to have posted food pics 🫤
December 27, 2024 at 11:03 AM
I’m almost ashamed to have posted food pics 🫤
Best goose meal we’ve had
The cranberry sauce was epic, and the gravy with my €700 whiskey wasn’t bad either
The cranberry sauce was epic, and the gravy with my €700 whiskey wasn’t bad either
December 27, 2024 at 11:02 AM
Best goose meal we’ve had
The cranberry sauce was epic, and the gravy with my €700 whiskey wasn’t bad either
The cranberry sauce was epic, and the gravy with my €700 whiskey wasn’t bad either
December 27, 2024 at 11:01 AM
But agree 💯 on orthos often thinking they’re the first to define and (mis)name engineering principles.
It’s poorly taught
It’s poorly taught
December 27, 2024 at 10:58 AM
But agree 💯 on orthos often thinking they’re the first to define and (mis)name engineering principles.
It’s poorly taught
It’s poorly taught
I kind of left that conclusion out of the talk.
Will fine tune the talk if I’m ever invited to bang on about it again
Will fine tune the talk if I’m ever invited to bang on about it again
December 27, 2024 at 10:56 AM
I kind of left that conclusion out of the talk.
Will fine tune the talk if I’m ever invited to bang on about it again
Will fine tune the talk if I’m ever invited to bang on about it again
First person to actually engage and want to talk about this!
(Multiple platforms and real life)
My position is: a buttress plate is redirecting load through the plate (in bending/compression) to a site remote from the zone of injury. An AG plate facilitates load bearing through the zone of injury
(Multiple platforms and real life)
My position is: a buttress plate is redirecting load through the plate (in bending/compression) to a site remote from the zone of injury. An AG plate facilitates load bearing through the zone of injury
December 27, 2024 at 10:55 AM
First person to actually engage and want to talk about this!
(Multiple platforms and real life)
My position is: a buttress plate is redirecting load through the plate (in bending/compression) to a site remote from the zone of injury. An AG plate facilitates load bearing through the zone of injury
(Multiple platforms and real life)
My position is: a buttress plate is redirecting load through the plate (in bending/compression) to a site remote from the zone of injury. An AG plate facilitates load bearing through the zone of injury
Shadow of the window frame is telling you what needs to be done
December 27, 2024 at 12:53 AM
Shadow of the window frame is telling you what needs to be done
no shit!
retrospect, 20/20 etc
retrospect, 20/20 etc
December 25, 2024 at 7:39 PM
no shit!
retrospect, 20/20 etc
retrospect, 20/20 etc
It was awesome
Lasted about 10mins
Lasted about 10mins
December 25, 2024 at 2:18 PM
It was awesome
Lasted about 10mins
Lasted about 10mins
Mine stalled for 2hrs, everyone was hungry
December 25, 2024 at 10:02 AM
Mine stalled for 2hrs, everyone was hungry
That’s quite a bit of work
December 24, 2024 at 11:20 PM
That’s quite a bit of work
Rock n Roll
I scored the 23rd and 26th. Already a complex monteggia on the list for the 26th waiting for me
I scored the 23rd and 26th. Already a complex monteggia on the list for the 26th waiting for me
December 24, 2024 at 10:41 PM
Rock n Roll
I scored the 23rd and 26th. Already a complex monteggia on the list for the 26th waiting for me
I scored the 23rd and 26th. Already a complex monteggia on the list for the 26th waiting for me
Let the games begin
24hrs to go
24hrs to go
December 24, 2024 at 11:32 AM
Let the games begin
24hrs to go
24hrs to go