Dr. Joshua John-Ram Schacter argues that orthopedic surgeons default to surgery even when it's not necessary, claiming 90% will tell patients surgery is their only option. Different problems need different solutions, and many don't need a surgical tool at all.
About 90% (speaker's claim).
And sometimes you need a screwdriver, sometimes you need a jigsaw. Sometimes we don't need a tool at all.
Not every pain needs surgery. We get this impression, oh, my pain's really bad, I must need a surgery. Well, one, not every pain needs surgery and that's not just the patient that needs to learn that but also doctors. The conventional orthopedic wisdom is that I have a hammer and you look like a nail so I'm going to use that hammer. The hammer is a joint replacement or this big surgery or an arthroscopy that's going to do no good for you. Scope and some Sometimes you need a screwdriver, sometimes you need a jigsaw. Sometimes we don't need a tool at all. You go to an orthopedic surgeon and about 90% of those surgeons will tell you one, you need surgery or two, surgery is the only option that they have for you or three, surgery is the only option that your insurance will pay for.
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