Random ortho fact of the day:
Sir Robert Jones, of the "Jones fracture" namesake, developed an interest in fractures of the fifth metatarsal after sustaining that injury while, um...

(In the pre-op area)

Me (trying to be friendly with the patient): "Dude, you busted up your forearm pretty good. How'd you do it?"
Patient: "Just jumping off a ledge. It was stupid."
Me: "That sucks, were you doing parkour or something?"
Patient: "Trying to commit suicide."
Me:...

I had a short TFN nail where the interlock screw that was placed THROUGH THE JIG missed the nail.  I asked the rep, and he said it was 'probably user error'...

Love you dave.

One of my co-residents had me mix a packet of honey and packet of tabasco sauce and put it on the chicken strips here at the hospital...

After reading 3 articles on tibial blocking screws...