I finished up my week in the office with Dr. Hennig today. Again I saw a variety of shoulder and knee injuries in patients ranging from 16 to 85! During some of our down time today I was able to ask Dr. He might and his Physician Assistant a few questions I had accumulated about meniscus tears and then it just so happened I was able to see a few patients with tearing in their medial meniscus later on this afternoon. I read a lot about shoulders and knees from the textbook Dr. Hennig lent me and it was great being able to apply my new knowledge to the cases we worked on today!
The coolest part of my day was watching Dr. Hennig perform a Vision Scope of two knees today! A Vision Scope is similar to a normal scope of a knee that would take place in the OR, but is done right in the office with the patient awake, and is used only as a diagnostic tool. It is a fairly new tool and is used on patients who are unable to get an MRI for a variety of reasons. One of the patients had a meniscus tear as well as some arthritis and it was really interesting being able to see both on those within the knee using a small camera that is sent through a large needle into the joint! It was definitly difficult for me to orient myself with what I was seeing within the knee but once Dr. Hennig explained where in the joint we were I found myself being able to identify different structures. I must say although I love being in the OR, which is where all be almost all of next week, I am a little bummed that I only have one day left working in the office with Dr. Hennig, seeing such a large variety of patients!
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