In the mid-1500s, French surgeon Ambroise Paré realized patients who survived an amputation could still feel their missing limbs. Doctors theorized for centuries about the phenomenon, driven by one question: How do you treat a limb that doesn’t exist?
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Feb 2020
SYSK Selects: Your limb is torn off - now what?
<p>Were you to be the unfortunate victim of a limb removal of any sort, you could take hope. Here in the 21st century, doctors have gotten pretty handy at reattaching arms and legs, replacing thumbs with toes, rebuilding breasts, all to great success thanks to microsurgery techni ... Show More
34m 46s
Dec 2022
S7 Ep5: Peculiar Prosthetics
Let us ask you a question, Dear Guest-- Have you ever discovered that a friend has had a secret prosthetic body part? (not like that) An artificial arm, leg, or maybe teeth that were so cleverly made that you never even noticed it? Well, there's no chance of that with the ancient ... Show More
35m 33s
Oct 2020
Episode 28 - Extremity Compartment Syndrome
What are the 5 or 6 Ps? If you answered Pain, Pain, Pain, Pain, Pain, and Pain, you can go right ahead and skip this episode. Extremity compartment syndrome is an acute surgical emergency and requires a HIGH index of suspicion in order to make the diagnosis. Therapy consists of f ... Show More
31m 43s
<p>In this episode, we review the high-yield topic of <a href="https://www.orthobullets.com/trauma/1027/distal-radius-fractures?hideLeftMenu=true"></a><a href="https://www.orthobullets.com/trauma/1052/amputations?hideLeftMenu=true" target="_blank" rel="noopener norefe ... Show More
