23 | Inside the Mind of an Orthopedic Surgeon w/ Dr. Scott Whitlow

The Climbing Majority

As I am sure most of you are aware this podcast’s creation stemmed from Max and I’s traumatic climbing injuries that occurred just over a year ago. Within a week of each other and in different countries Max and I both took trad falls and sustained ankle injuries that required surgery. If you haven’t heard those stories cruise back to episodes 2&3. As a patient of surgery, I was curious as to what the procedure was like. What was going through the surgeon's head? What was actually happening while I was under with a tourniquet wrapped around my leg? In today’s episode, we get answers to those questions as we have the rare privilege of sitting down with Dr. Scott Whitlow THE orthopedic surgeon that performed my bilateral ankle surgery. Scott received his medical degree from the Boston University School of Medicine and completed his residency at UC Davis. He then went on to receive specialty training in foot and ankle surgery in Vail, CO. Over the years he has performed countless surgeries and is considered an expert in his field. In our conversation, we dive into the surgeon's perspective of handling a patient with lower extremity injuries, the future of joint replacements, post-procedure options like scoping and hardware removal, and we get to hear Scott's story about how HE became the patient for a serious of unfortunate orthopedic surgeries… that nearly claimed his life.
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