This week, I observed a partial patellar allograft replacement surgery. The procedure addressed significant cartilage degradation by replacing nonfunctional tissue with donor graft material. I was struck by the precision and adaptability involved—surgeons used an array of tools resembling those in a mechanical workshop, including carts of rods, sizing guides, drills, and bone saws to tailor the donor tissue to the recipient site. The hands-on, tool-driven nature of the procedure highlighted the intersection of engineering principles and surgical practice.
On the research side, I successfully prepared several murine patellar tendon sections using a microtome, which will be used for downstream H&E staining to evaluate tissue structure and morphology.
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