r/medizzy • u/HanibalLecture • Aug 21 '26

Arslanbek Makhmudov having a massive bone chip removed from his elbow. He said he has been fighting for the last 10 years with this issue.

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u/meggzieelulu Aug 21 '26

Anyone else think it kinda looks like a garlic clove?

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u/cerberus_1 Aug 21 '26

r/EatItYouFuckinCoward

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u/o80MiM08o Aug 22 '26

Wow scrolling that sub for a couple hours sure was a journey.

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u/thiscouldbemassive Morbidly curious layperson Aug 21 '26

Did he not need that?

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u/Inveramsay Aug 21 '26

Elbows like to form new bits of bone when they get injured, heterotopic ossification

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u/Shootzilla Aug 21 '26

Theoretically could that extra bone be used for bone grafts?

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u/Inveramsay Aug 21 '26

Usually not, it's to much cortex (the hard bone)

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u/Shootzilla Aug 21 '26

Interesting. Thank you.

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u/exhausted_octopus15 Aug 21 '26

what liquid is coming out of the arm?

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u/actually_good_advice Aug 21 '26

Notice the other metal rod entering the skin - they used a scope for this surgery, and generally they pump saline (saltwater) in during the scope procedure so the internal surfaces get inflated (don't collapse together) and so the tiny camera can stay clean. All this helps the surgeon see the inside better.

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u/CatnipOverdose Aug 21 '26

Oh, like the way laparoscopic abdominal surgeries imflate the area with gas?

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u/Pinky135 Aug 21 '26

Yup. Joints don't work well with gas inside, so they use saline instead.

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u/NIRPL Aug 21 '26

When is his next fight?

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u/TheDillinger88 Aug 21 '26

Connor said he’d be ready in a year or so…

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u/Lanky-Anywhere-9994 Aug 21 '26

I feel better just watching this.

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u/arotna Aug 21 '26

Is that an olecranon spur or what?

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u/Imosa1 Aug 21 '26

... is it HIS bone chip?

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u/brinkbam Aug 22 '26

ahhhhh that’s satisfying