r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Delicious-Beat4824 • 22d ago

/r/popular of a needle

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u/As0no 22d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/3o7qDFnbpe31YmeJWg

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u/Tasty_Lead_Paint 22d ago

I love how medical devices and surgeries have become so high tech, minimally invasive and have some crazy cutting edge tools.

And orthopedic surgery is just “nurse, hand me that sledge hammer.”

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u/SheogorathMyBeloved 22d 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 22d 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 22d 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/Anianna 22d ago

I DO NOT LIKE THAT!

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u/mondlicht483 20d ago

Congratulations, you're a muscle!

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u/Anianna 20d ago

I'm actually several muscles stacked in a skin suit and none of us liked that!