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What is a day to day schedule for an Orthopedic Surgeon?

Day in the life of an orthopedic surgeon. What is something that you do every day and something that happens, but isn't common. Also can you talk about a specialization in sports med if possible
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Rachel’s Answer

The days of surgical residency tend to be longer than those of surgeons out in practice. As a surgical resident you arrive at the hospital between 5 and 6 am. You make rounds on your hospitalized patients and make sure they are doing well. You then report to the operating room and spend the rest of the day operating on your patients. About twice per week you will go to clinic instead of the operating room in order to see patients who need surgery or have recently undergone surgery. During training, the hours are long and you will work about 80 hours a week. Once you have completed residency, you will have more flexibility. However, you will still most likely need to take night and weekend call. A call shift will involve you being called from the emergency room about patients who have arrived with injuries and need to be evaluated for surgery.
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Estelle’s Answer

I agree with Rachel. She gives valuable advice. Residency is very demanding and the work hours are incredibly long. AFter residency, however, the typical orthopedic surgeon operates 2-3 days per week and has clinic 2-3 days per week. Operating room days are basically 0730-1530, and clinic 0900-1700. Depending on your area and size of city or town, you may need to take call for the emergency room periodically. Best of luck!
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Richard’s Answer

Clinic: Evaluate patients prior to surgery. Explain the options including alternative to surgery. Follow up with patients after surgery looking for possible complications.
OR: Perform the surgery with a team including scrub techs, nurses and anesthesiologists.
Rounds: Evaluate patients who are admitted to the hospital before and after surgery.
ER: take calls from ER doctors who are consulting for possible surgical admission.
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