During my residency, I assisted a surgeon in performing a femoral nailing procedure. The surgeon handled the critical steps requiring judgment and precision, such as managing the reduction, identifying the correct start point for the guidewire, and inserting it.
Monthly Archives: January 2025
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When I finished my orthopedic residency, I thought I was ready. I had awards, published a few papers, passed my exams and had a logbook full of cases I had “done”. I realized that there were many procedures I only partially performed or realized I did many of the non-critical steps of the case. But when I stepped into the OR on my own, it hit me like a tonne of bricks.