Spine Surgery

Well I survived three days of mock surgeries -- as the surgeon not as a patient.  I enjoy the erector-set design of the fixation systems.  We covered at least 12 different systems with countless variations most of which I won't remember until Monday.  But I do understand the finer points of the different approaches and the families of systems so I'm counting it a success.

Spine surgery is slightly less brutal than orthopedic surgery but can still be pretty aggressive.  It did give me a clearer picture of what Mrs. Alonzo just went through and I'm glad she held out for the minimally invasive approach.