Dave's ACL Surgery Video - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 01, 2016, 10:02:00 am
content: The title says it all!

author: IanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 01, 2016, 10:16:54 am
content: Well, shoot. I'm pretty sure I can't watch that without fainting and falling flat on the floor

author: TheAmmoniacal
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 01, 2016, 11:22:51 am
content: Thanks for sharing! I like this stuff

author: bitwelder
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 01, 2016, 12:06:36 pm
content: Quote from: IanB on August 01, 2016, 10:16:54 amHopefully Dave will post also a reduced version for the faint of heart

author: Psi
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 01, 2016, 12:13:36 pm
content: Well shit, i didn't think Dave would take "Don't turn it on, take it apart" to that extreme.

author: VK5RC
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 01, 2016, 12:18:24 pm
content: I think one of the reasons they use Opsite is to also reduce the risk of introduction of skin bacteria into the wound. The operative field then is mostly sterile Opsite with only a thin line of skin 'edge' at the incision site.Amazing the degree of recovery in just a few days.

author: tautech
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 01, 2016, 12:21:28 pm
content: Cutting up animals, yeah I can handle that, people...no thanks.

author: Hydrawerk
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 01, 2016, 12:34:55 pm
content: Sorry, I prefer electronics-related teardowns. I hope Dave's knee will be OK soon.

author: nctnico
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 01, 2016, 12:53:37 pm
content: @Dave: I must have missed it but how come there is no blood? They must have tied your leg off or something??

author: IanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 01, 2016, 01:00:48 pm
content: Quote from: nctnico on August 01, 2016, 12:53:37 pmYes, he says in the narration that they seem to have applied a tourniquet.

author: GEuser
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 01, 2016, 01:47:02 pm
content: The Mowing Dave ! Hop to it .

author: mimmus78
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 01, 2016, 02:44:37 pm
content: Wondering if after recover he can do tear down with both hands and legs at the same time.

author: German_EE
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 01, 2016, 03:03:16 pm
content: Best viewed with a copy of Gray's Anatomy to one side, that way you can tell which bit the surgeon is working on.Thanks for this one Dave, it looks like your recovery is nice and quick. This sort of stuff doesn't bother me in the slightest as I lived in a house share with a bunch of medical students whilst I was getting my degree, when they saw me reading one of their textbooks they gave up trying to shock me. What they didn't have of course was keyhole surgery and I find it amazing what they can do through a few small holes.

author: Brumby
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 01, 2016, 03:40:27 pm
content: Putting stuff together....Stitches...? Superglue...?I was waiting for solder paste (lead free, of course) and reflow.

author: razberik
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 01, 2016, 03:45:54 pm
content: Thanks Dave !Finally some teardown which can be appreciated by my girlfriend.(med student)

author: Andy Watson
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 01, 2016, 04:03:10 pm
content: Quote from: razberik on August 01, 2016, 03:45:54 pmI was a bit disappointed with the teardown phase - barely removed the cover!Hope you make a speedy recovery Dave

author: daqq
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 01, 2016, 06:46:36 pm
content: I just hope no one will send you spare parts in the next mailbag...

author: boffin
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 01, 2016, 07:41:42 pm
content: First time we haven't seen dodgy capacitors in a teardown.

author: nctnico
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 01, 2016, 09:37:09 pm
content: Quote from: IanB on August 01, 2016, 01:00:48 pmOK. That must be a hell of an tingling sensation when they undo that. I still recall a couple of decades ago I woke up with my arm being totally limb because I slept on it. Once the blood got flowing again it didn't feel pleasant. I might also fall victim to a surgeon in the near future so my interest isn't purely academic.

author: mtdoc
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 01, 2016, 09:53:13 pm
content: Quote from: nctnico on August 01, 2016, 09:37:09 pmYou're still sedated when the tourniquet is removed.Dave - I wish you a speedy recovery.ACL repairs have come a long way - they're bomb proof now. I say that having assisted on several during med school and residency and more importantly from first hand experience - I had my first one in 1978 and it failed miserably. I went years of a very active life with an unstable ACL-deficient knee resulting in cartilage and other damage. Fortunately second ACL repair in 1995 (patellar tendon graft) has held up fine through 20+ years of climbing, skiing and hiking.I was disappointed the video did not show footage of drilling the tunnel for the hamstring graft through the femur and tibia. (or maybe I missed it? - I only skimmed through the video.).- That's the fun stuff. There's a reason they call orthopedic surgery "carpentry".

author: TheSteve
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 02, 2016, 01:06:50 am
content: Great video - the lack of blood makes it pretty easy to watch.Dave will be playing in the mud again in no time.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 02, 2016, 02:42:13 am
content: Quote from: mtdoc on August 01, 2016, 09:53:13 pmThanks, it's looking good so far, it's "the vibe".QuoteYep, only got 2 seconds of footage from the arthroscope for some reasonQuote

author: Red Squirrel
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 02, 2016, 04:32:45 am
content: It's great how serviceable that is, even spare parts built in! They sure don't make stuff like they used to.

author: Fungus
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 02, 2016, 05:27:43 am
content: Nice crimping on the tendons.

author: NiHaoMike
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 02, 2016, 05:52:30 am
content: Quote from: IanB on August 01, 2016, 10:16:54 amI also get very uncomfortable around such content nowadays, even though I'd imagine it would be quite interesting. Yet back when I was a kid, those science shows (Nova, etc.) that featured surgery scenes didn't bother me.

author: LabSpokane
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 02, 2016, 06:36:04 am
content: Quote from: mtdoc on August 01, 2016, 09:53:13 pmNo kidding. That doc must have grown up on the farm. I was fully expecting to see that tendon meet a pair of fencing pliers.

author: WN1X
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 02, 2016, 12:49:02 pm
content: I found a video online that shows Dave's ACL reconstruction in 3D, making it easy to follow the actual surgical process:Get well soon, Dave! We need more teardowns, mail bag, etc.

author: Red Squirrel
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 02, 2016, 09:30:56 pm
content: Quote from: NiHaoMike on August 02, 2016, 05:52:30 amFunny thing is blood itself does not bother me at all, but there is something about seeing them reaching in and playing around with tendons and other such tissues that kinda makes me cringe, yet, is still interesting enough that I wanted to keep watching, and I knew what I was getting into.If you want something really cringe worthy, that scene in 172 hours where the guy cuts his arm, and gets to the main nerve.I still could not bring myself to do that, I'd rather just die there. But guess when you're in that situation survival instincts kick in and you do anything to stay alive.

author: mtdoc
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 02, 2016, 11:02:35 pm
content: Quote from: LabSpokane on August 02, 2016, 06:36:04 amAnd ACL reconstruction is considered one of the more refined orthopedic surgeries.Nothing like seeing a femur fracture repaired with the center of the femur cleared out with a "reamer" then a 15mm diameter stainless steel (or now titanium) rod driven down through the femur's shaft. Good stuff.

author: Brumby
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 03, 2016, 01:21:45 am
content: Quote from: Red Squirrel on August 02, 2016, 09:30:56 pmThat's pretty close to where I'm at.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 03, 2016, 04:39:18 am
content: Quote from: WN1X on August 02, 2016, 12:49:02 pmNeat.I've seen a few now and it's interesting to note differences in the various techniques. They certainly aren't all identical in the methods and procedures used.

author: silent
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: August 03, 2016, 05:45:11 pm
content: Just make sure it's not time-limited license and the knee won't stop working when license expires.