Confession Session: Are You Too Good for Your Home? ACL and Wandering Button

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In this detailed surgical talk, Nathan Urquhart discusses a case involving a four-year-old female patient who underwent a bone patellar tendon procedure. He describes the technical aspects of using a variable loop button for the graft placement and the importance of handling the graft carefully to avoid complications. Nathan elaborates on the challenges associated with the procedure, particularly regarding the speed and technique required when pulling the graft through the tunnel. He also shares insights from another case involving a 30-year-old female patient with a sudden onset of numbness in her foot, highlighting the urgency of identifying her condition which led to a successful thrombolysis after detecting a patent foramen ovale (PFO), a common heart condition affecting 25 to 30% of people. The talk emphasizes the complexities of surgical interventions and the critical nature of swift diagnosis and treatment.

DOI: 10.1302/3114-240550

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