23d • General discussion
🦴 The 3 Orthopaedic Mistakes I See MBBS Students Make on Day 1
After teaching hundreds of students and junior doctors, I keep seeing the same mistakes.
Mistake #1
Looking at the X-ray before examining the patient.
Remember:
Treat the patient.Not the image.
Mistake #2
Trying to memorize classifications without understanding the injury.
Ask:
How did this fracture happen?
Mechanism often teaches more than classification.
Mistake #3
Ignoring neurovascular examination.
Before discussing surgery, always document:
✅ Motor function
✅ Sensory status
✅ Distal pulses
🎯 Clinical Pearl
If you remember only one thing from your orthopaedic posting:
A perfect diagnosis means very little if you miss a neurovascular injury.
What’s the biggest challenge you’ve faced during your orthopaedic posting?
👇 Let’s discuss.
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🦴 The 3 Orthopaedic Mistakes I See MBBS Students Make on Day 1
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