nauru Posted November 24, 2012 Report Share Posted November 24, 2012 Since a surgeon's livelihood depends on having full use of the hands and wrists, I was wondering how careful surgeons are in protecting their hands during leisure activities. Is it common for surgeons who previously enjoyed full-contact sports (boxing, rugby, judo) or incidental-contact sports (soccer, basketball) before medical school, to give these up or switch to a sport/hobby with lower probability of serious injury to the hands/wrist/fingers? What about hazardous hobbies like wood working? Or do surgeons with these kinds of hobbies typically just get a gold-plated disability insurance policy and continue to spend their leisure time as they wish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justletmein Posted November 24, 2012 Report Share Posted November 24, 2012 ... they buy a good insurance plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larrivee Posted November 24, 2012 Report Share Posted November 24, 2012 I am only a second year med student, but I am going to go in to some area of surgery. I quit framing houses as summer work because of this, to protect my hands. I got a 3 inch spike shot through my finger with a nail gun thus shattering my finger and leaving it numb with limited ROM for 6 months which really freaked me out. It's okay now tho, but I won't be framing any more. Still doing wood working tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NLengr Posted November 24, 2012 Report Share Posted November 24, 2012 Buy insurance. Most surgeons/surgical residents I know, myself included, still play sports they enjoy, or do work around the home with tools. You just don't do overly stupid things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnface Posted November 24, 2012 Report Share Posted November 24, 2012 Y . O . L . O About as careful as anyone else.... No one wants a dysfunctional hand And what's with this obsession with hands. Most surgeons need their feet, knees, hips, lower backs, necks, eyes, and ears too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future_doc Posted November 25, 2012 Report Share Posted November 25, 2012 Since a surgeon's livelihood depends on having full use of the hands and wrists, I was wondering how careful surgeons are in protecting their hands during leisure activities. What about hazardous hobbies like wood working? I know a surgeon who has enjoyed wood working for decades. He never has had an accident. He loves his hobby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorelan Posted November 25, 2012 Report Share Posted November 25, 2012 Y . O . L . O About as careful as anyone else.... No one wants a dysfunctional hand And what's with this obsession with hands. Most surgeons need their feet, knees, hips, lower backs, necks, eyes, and ears too! (particularly the lower backs - got to love those long surgeries ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ploughboy Posted November 26, 2012 Report Share Posted November 26, 2012 Most of the orthopods I know play or have played physically intense sports. Of course, most of the orthopods I know aren't exactly doing precision surgery... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastalslacker Posted November 27, 2012 Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 I've wanted to take up brazilian jiu jitsu for several years now. I won't do it until I'm an attending (close, so close...). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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