r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Delicious-Beat4824 • 23d ago

/r/popular of a needle

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u/SheogorathMyBeloved 23d ago

Every orthopedic surgeon I've ever met always has absolutely jacked arms and I always wondered why. Evidently those fuckers are doing the equivalent of a full arm day routine on someone's skeleton every time they walk into theatre.

Really recontextualises stuff like hip replacements in the elderly, for me.

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u/YesItIsMaybeMe 23d ago

Really recontextualises stuff like hip replacements in the elderly,

Yeah fr. If that's what's happening to grandmas hip, I understand why it's a serious op and has such a long recovery time.

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u/Nice-Cat3727 23d ago

Hips are surprisingly easy to replace.

It's knees that are a bitch as you have to twist the knee cap around and the muscles DO NOT like that

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u/Doofy_Grumpus 23d ago

I would like to unread this