The usual reaction that I get from patients when I say that a broken bone and a fracture mean the same thing...
An Orthopedic residency blog, about the (mis)adventures of orthopedic residency at an academic hospital.
Friday, September 19, 2014
(Random memory from 2nd year)
Husband: So what do you think?
Attending: Well, I believe your wife is suffering from pain originating in the coccyx.
Husband: So what's the next step, more imaging?
Attending: Not exactly. We're going to step out for a second, my resident will be back to manipulate her coccyx and see if that is the pain generator.
Me: ....
I sometimes wish I was making this crap up.
Husband: So what do you think?
Attending: Well, I believe your wife is suffering from pain originating in the coccyx.
Husband: So what's the next step, more imaging?
Attending: Not exactly. We're going to step out for a second, my resident will be back to manipulate her coccyx and see if that is the pain generator.
Me: ....
I sometimes wish I was making this crap up.
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