Ian Al’Khafaji

Hip/Knee Orthopaedic Surgeon 🇦🇺, Doc for @WSL, keen surfer/traveler

[Ian Al’Khafaji @SurfOrthoMD]

@JonnyOrtho @doctorgelber @FixnBones @doctbgriffith @txsportsdoc @ChrisCampMD @MDMillerMDUVA @NuelleSportsMD @AJ_JohnsonMD @ChrisTuckerMD Recon with patient HT vs Quad. Great one to preserve the stump.

[Ian Al’Khafaji @SurfOrthoMD]

@NuelleSportsMD IO repair with 4 suture leads. These loose a bit of extension which will help her. ? RAMP on MRI

[Ian Al’Khafaji @SurfOrthoMD]

@generalorthomd @PeltMD @jointdocShields @CenterRotation @NaanDerthaal @tdd340 @ChrisGraysonMD1 Not you that’s for sure!

The argument thats UKAs can just be converted to a “primary TKA” is not always true. Robots can help us avoid poor positioning of implants but they are limited to the quality of the surgical plan.

[Ian Al’Khafaji @SurfOrthoMD]

@generalorthomd @PeltMD @jointdocShields @CenterRotation @NaanDerthaal @tdd340 @ChrisGraysonMD1 I think the slope on the tibia was too steep as well which would add to the loose knee flexion gap. I politely disagree that this was a well positioned implant. I am betting that this was not done with a 🤖

[Ian Al’Khafaji @SurfOrthoMD]

@CLEsportsMD @generalorthomd Great idea!

[Ian Al’Khafaji @SurfOrthoMD]

@generalorthomd This is what happens when you try to get into a competitive subspecialty with “the match”. Residency programs have all of the power over trainees and they know it. In any other field this would be anti-trust and labor abuse

[Ian Al’Khafaji @SurfOrthoMD]

@MichaelAlaiaMD @jointdocShields @generalorthomd I don’t understand why someone would do this in leu of an osteotomy

[Ian Al’Khafaji @SurfOrthoMD]

@generalorthomd @jointdocShields Some of these cross the line of comedy

[Ian Al’Khafaji @SurfOrthoMD]

@MichaelAlaiaMD @MDMillerMDUVA @BruceALevyMD @H2O_SportsMD The media have been out of control this year with the narratives of these major injuries. If the public develops these false expectations of severity of inj and likelyhood of RTS, we should not be surprised that we will continue to have worsening medlegal issues with athletes

[Ian Al’Khafaji @SurfOrthoMD]

Ice hockey in Australia?

[Ian Al’Khafaji @SurfOrthoMD]

@Stephania_ESPN ~50% return to NFL after multi-ligament knee injury. Chubb already defied the odds from his first knee injury in college. A revision multi-ligament is truly career threatening…not even to mention limb threatening.

[Ian Al’Khafaji @SurfOrthoMD]

@Patelladoc A RFO is a procedure that is “bigger” for the patient than the surgeon. The surgery is relatively easy to perform but the rehab for the patients is a rough go.

[Ian Al’Khafaji @SurfOrthoMD]

@generalorthomd @waitwtf1 Right on @generalorthomd. We wonder why mental health issues in youth sports are so prevalent. In this age group sports should be a fun social and physical exercise. Putting this much pressure on kids to be mini-professionals is ridiculous.

[Ian Al’Khafaji @SurfOrthoMD]

Great to see a fellow Floridian become women’s world champ! Great one @Caroline_Marks3! Definitely more great things to come 🏄‍♂️ 🥇

[Ian Al’Khafaji @SurfOrthoMD]

@Patelladoc What are your thoughts of rotational DFOs for patients with “excess” hip ante-torsion/version in the setting of PF instability such as this?

[Tim Hewett PhD @Hewett1Tim]

Can anyone answer the question... One potential treatment method is the use of a "Cross brace" to bring the torn ends of a ruptured ACL in closer proximity for healing. But does flexing the knee to 90° really do that?

[Ian Al’Khafaji @SurfOrthoMD]

@Hewett1Tim I will answer your question with another question. If you just had an ACL tear, with a painful knee effusion, how compliant are you going to be if instructed to be immobilized to 90 degrees for 4 weeks? How much extension does that patient loose? Rhetorical of course :)

[UMN Department of Orthopedic Surgery @UMNOrthoSurg]

EXCITING NEWS! 📢 Dr. Kyle Martin will be on the #TedxStCloud stage on October 12! Tickets & more information about the event can be found here ➡️ https://t.co/G0jlws5YSU