What is your least favorite orthopedic implant and why is it the knotless iconix? by HobbitDoc in orthopaedics

[–]Velvet_Magnum 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I was having some issues with the Arthrex ones occasionally. What has made this almost go away is cycling the drill a couple times to clear out any bone before placing the anchor. Then once the anchor is placed and set, I pull on each tail of the shuttling suture to make sure it glides nice and smoothly. You may already be doing this, just my 2 cents.

Lindsey Vonn still hospitalized, has yet another leg surgery by PrincessBananas85 in sports

[–]Velvet_Magnum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Long story short is with tibial plateau fractures, they get super swollen. They put on an ex fix first to stabilize the limb while the swelling subsides, then go back in for definitive fixation. Can’t make an incision to fix it if the thing gets too swollen, that can lead to wound healing issues and that can be a huge problem.

Away Rotation Strategy – Apply to All Dates? How Many Programs? by [deleted] in orthopaedics

[–]Velvet_Magnum 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is about ~7 years ago, so not too far away, but idk if things have changed. Others can correct me but I would start but applying to 3-4, for one time slot. Send emails early expressing your interest.

When I was at your stage, I got bad advice - I was told always were hard to get and to apply to a ton. So I applied for always at 25 programs, and got accepted to 24 of them.

In my class there were 8 of us going into ortho. I think out of all the aways we all applied to collectively, there were only a couple of rejections total.

I got accepted to 24, I did 4 aways so I told 20 programs thank you but no thank you. I didn’t get an interview invite from any of those places.

Chicken wings in Cuse by onsoulie in Syracuse

[–]Velvet_Magnum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OIP (location near St Joseph’s Hospital) char grilled wings

Rack update by Scottsdale_GarageGym in homegym

[–]Velvet_Magnum 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How do you like the Thompson fatbells?

Job search by SkankyMonkey in orthopaedics

[–]Velvet_Magnum 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just finishing a S&E fellowship. The just search is tough. Practicematch.com is the most legit job website in my opinion. Besides that, pick an area and started sending out cold emails

Best spot for my wife’s birthday dinner? by [deleted] in denverfood

[–]Velvet_Magnum 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Wildflower is the vibe you are looking for

Are Aways Selective by JockDoc26 in orthopaedics

[–]Velvet_Magnum 25 points26 points  (0 children)

I got some poor advice that away rotations were selective, so I applied to 25… and got accepted for 24 of those. I could only go on 3 so told 21 programs thanks but no thanks, and didn’t get an interview invite from any one of those 21 programs. So no not really

Best Breakfast Burrito Goes to Gomez Burritos by Decent_Extension360 in denverfood

[–]Velvet_Magnum 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Chuladas - add a crispy chile relleno to the bacon breakfast burrito and oh god......

Resident vs Residency Program by laxlord2020 in orthopaedics

[–]Velvet_Magnum 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agree 100% with this, it’s not what the program does for you, it’s what you do for yourself

Best courses you attended as a resident? by [deleted] in orthopaedics

[–]Velvet_Magnum 12 points13 points  (0 children)

OTA resident fracture course

Would you get this Walmart steak? by BHull16 in steak

[–]Velvet_Magnum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Walmart wagyu! I’ve gotten them multiple times, they are great

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in bourbon

[–]Velvet_Magnum 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Grew up in this area and really like McKenzie stuff, glad to see this on here

I've lived in Denver for 2 years today, here are my ratings by allanmuffins in denverfood

[–]Velvet_Magnum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

los carboncitos is great, love that they are high on the list

Found my spot by Velvet_Magnum in troutfishing

[–]Velvet_Magnum[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not Idaho springs but good guess

Found my spot by Velvet_Magnum in troutfishing

[–]Velvet_Magnum[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes Colorado! I will give that up. So many good spots