episode 10: gnomes, tanks & elbows
**not just for upper limb surgeons- just give it a listen!!!**this is quite possibly our best episode yet, from our new recording studio in the heart of Shoreditch.Bates is back with a vengeance (boy is he...) and kicks us off with one of the most disturbing stories we have ever heard.Our special guest is Lee Van Rensburg (aka @Gnomelover1970) and the title of the episode soon becomes clear.We discuss:how many Vans in elbowskilts vs dressesloving gnomes & why Graham Tytherleigh-Strong cannot be trusted with garden ornamentsthe magnificent World of Tanks & QuickyBabyan overview of the webinar with Adam Watts & Jorge OrbayJorge Orbay’s glorious case takeaway (link)a shoutout to Leda Orthopaedics & their support of educationproprioception in the anterior capsule!the evolution of elbow surgery & how our understanding of elbow injuries has developedwhere are we now in our understanding of elbow trauma?the classification of coronoid injuries and similarities with the posterior malleolusmodern surgical approaches to the elbowvariations in the management of elbow injuries in different centresthe value of increased collaboration within Orthopaedics what to do when you’ve fixed a terrible triad and there is still some instabilityalgorithms for managing terrible triads & the role of plaster casts...critical analysis of the Edinburgh paper on non-operative management of olecranon fracturesthe joyous beauty of EQ5Dsradial head fixation vs replacementchallenges of radial head replacement in young post-traumatic patients the management of elbow trauma in high-energy trauma patientshow to manage elbow instability instability vs stiffnessall about Essex-Lopresti injuries and some interesting medical history what does the NON-elbow surgeon do with elbow trauma on call on a weekend?is there ever a role for external fixators on the elbow?elbow injuries in elite athletes what options are there for young patients with post-traumatic OA?the future of elbow surgerywhy sport is bad for youand much much more!Please subscribe on your podcast player and leave us a rating!You can also find us on YouTube, LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and at www.orthohub.xyz@kashakhtar@petebates