Today I watched Dr Lawton in the OR at Animas Surgical Center, which is different from Mercy because it only does outpatient surgeries, or surgeries where the patient will be allowed to go home that same day, instead of spending a couple nights in the hospital. I observed him complete two knee arthroscopies, two ACL reconstructions, and one rotator cuff repair. It was interesting to watch him perform the ACL reconstructions because he would actually take out a hamstring tendon in order to replace the ACL, so it was amazing to me how a different body part could serve another's function. I also continued with my project, and got all of the patients that I will need to sort through in order to determine who to call. I will be scoring patients who had a specific type of hip surgery. Tomorrow I will be gone for lacrosse games, so I'll have Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of next week to really focus on this project.
