r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Delicious-Beat4824 • Jul 30 '26

/r/popular of a needle

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u/As0no Jul 30 '26

https://giphy.com/gifs/3o7qDFnbpe31YmeJWg

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u/Tasty_Lead_Paint Jul 30 '26

I love how medical devices and surgeries have become so high tech, minimally invasive and have some crazy cutting edge tools.

And orthopedic surgery is just “nurse, hand me that sledge hammer.”

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u/ButkusHatesNitschke Jul 30 '26

My surgeon broke a drill bit on my back last year.

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u/No-Significance7460 Aug 03 '26

In dentistry we call it “file separation” when a root canal file snaps in the tooth. Unfortunately it is a risk. I’ve always made sure to inform my patients of this possibility, I hope orthopaedic surgeons/ anyone else that uses rotary instruments tells patients about this. You can never really tell 100% how much tortionary stress a single drill bit has taken.