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Metal and Plastic, Podcasting, Electric Guitar!

[Johnny Midnight ⚡️ @its_The_Dr]

How to control the falling of a tree with this advance cut.

[Om Patel @om_patel5]

THIS GUY LIVES UNDER SFO'S TAKEOFF PATH SO HE BUILT A CEILING PROJECTOR THAT TRACKS EVERY PLANE FLYING OVER HIS HOUSE IN REAL TIME

he uses a cheap $30 radio receiver to pick up the signals that planes broadcast while flying.

then projects them onto his ceiling in real time

when a jet flies over his house you hear it outside and at the exact same moment a plane glides across his ceiling labeled with the airline, aircraft type, and destination

pure black background so the projector's rectangle disappears and only the aircraft are visible

but he didn't stop at planes

it also draws the real sky behind them. sun, moon, bright stars, constellations, and live satellites including the ISS. all at their true positions for his exact location and time in real time

so he's lying in bed watching the actual night sky projected onto his ceiling with real planes crossing through it as they take off from SFO

there is a huge market for every man alive that runs outside to see the helicopter

vibe coded the whole thing himself with a cheap radio, a projector, and some clever software

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@JohnGetchel

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🦾Robots vs Computers in Knee Replacement — And the Winner Is… Neither?

#orthotwitter I submit the landmark RASKAL trial — a rigorous randomised study of 303 knee replacement patients that put two hot trends head-to-head: robotic surgery vs computer-assisted surgery, and functional alignment vs mechanical alignment.

The wow moment:

Despite robotic-assisted surgery being on track to be used in 70% of US knee replacements by 2030, it was not superior to the older, significantly cheaper computer-assisted technology in any patient-reported outcome at two years.

Likewise, functional alignment , presented as a more “natural” approach, showed no clinical advantage over traditional mechanical alignment.

But robots aren’t useless: Robotic surgery cut operating time by nearly 12 minutes and caused less damage to the posterior cruciate ligament. Functional alignment also shone procedurally — requiring soft-tissue releases in only 8% of cases versus 44% with mechanical alignment. 

The surgeon paradox: Despite no measurable patient benefit, surgeons preferred robotics in 82% of cases and functional alignment in 73%. 

Bottom line: The priciest, most cutting-edge techniques feel better to Surgeons and have real intraoperative advantages, but patients can’t tell the difference.

Surprised?

Thank you @CoryCalendineMD for making me aware of this recent publication….wow!

https://t.co/ZUdJRpqN2Z

[Arthroplasty Today @ArthroToday]

⌛ “Are We There Yet?”
How quickly can we get to the destination in 2-stage revision for PJI?

A new study in Arthroplasty Today examines a single center's experience with a shortened, multi-disciplinary approach to PJI.

https://t.co/Nh3ZD2fYsA

#PJI #Arthroplasty #RevisionTJA

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@traumaticum @Davembmd Sent me down a rabbit hole with Grok waiting for my case to start….thank you!!

[Dudes Posting Their W’s @DudespostingWs]

This dude captures aerial footage taken by his drone above Mount Everest, the world's highest peak and it looks insane

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@ArthroToday Link??

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Anybody have an idea just what this is??

[Dr Tarandeep Singh Gill @TSGillRoboLens]

Why choose FT 3D Knee Resurfacing ?

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From Data to Decisions, an inspiring Device Nation conversation with Dr. Craig DellaValle!

Listen here: https://t.co/LAqFI1bO2C

I asked a very respected Surgeon about Dr. Della Valle, and he said something I was not expecting, "That guy is all about research, SENTINEL research."

I had to look that word up!

"A sentinel is a guard, lookout, or watchman stationed to keep watch and prevent surprise attacks."

Dr. Craig Della Valle has been producing just that for 24 years at Rush University Medical Center, as an Aaron G. Rosenberg Endowed Professor and one of the most respected voices in Adult Reconstruction!

We cover:

🦴 Why he challenged the two-stage exchange as the gold standard for PJI and what the data actually showed
🏥 How 85% of his practice is now outpatient surgery (and why "less is more" keeps proving itself)
🤖 His honest take on robotics and unis, including why he stood on stage at CCJR and argued against the room
🔬 What 24+ years of sentinel research has taught him about questioning your own beliefs
💡 Hip resurfacing, dual mobility, large heads, cones, wound closure, cobalt chrome vs. ceramic, he pulls zero punches!

Many of the highlights for me weren't about implants at all.

It was when he talked about spending a decade on a randomized trial that completely flipped what he thought he knew. The 1/3, 1/3, 1/3 rule. About picking up his kids from school at 3:45.

"DifferentThink." About watching former trainees present at the Academy without him, and feeling nothing but pride.

"If you spend 10 years on a randomized trial, you can't write the abstract the night before."

#orthotwitter

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@TheScarletRN The Legend of Boggy Creek, I can still hear that shriek!!

[Antonia Chen @DrAntoniaChen]

The man. The myth. The legend. It was amazing to have Dr. Helfet come as our Martin Allgower - Hans Jorge Wyss visiting professor. He gave a great lecture about his 40 years of incredible experience treating acetabular fractures.

[Justine Moore @venturetwins]

New killer use case of Seedance 2 is putting Chuck Norris into everything

(from u/orichalchem)

[Bet105 @bet_105]

Tiger Woods has arrived at the Masters

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@20th_Centurygal https://t.co/szdRFG7I03

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@jointdocShields I knew it!!

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@Matt_Pinner Ben Stein knows!!

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@Davembmd “Profoundly humbled to reveal my recent ascension to High Exalted Vizier and Archduke of Digital Twin Technology”

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@jointdocShields

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@Igottafigh64510 Replace with the Rippingtons and I’ll believe it!