Helen Vint

@EdinburghKnee @NHS_Lothian Right with you sister - I’m waiting for a similar lump sum for missed oncall payments since I started 18m ago. 🤦🏻‍♀️

Found out today that I have NEVER been paid for being a consultant on call. That’s 6years of on call that I have never been paid for. OMG @NHS_Lothian - are you shitting me?????????? #soNHS #NHSLongTermWorkforcePlan #NHSWorkforcePlan #totalbullshit #bigrebate

Meniscus root tears are important to recognize and address. Unfortunately, the natural history of a medial meniscus root tear can be seen in this patient when left untreated, with rapid progression of medial arthritis. #savethemeniscus #orthotwitter

How many more people will be abused before we act on sexual violence in healthcare? bmj.com/content/381/bm…

Medical colleges and unions call for inquiry over “shocking” levels of sexual assault in the NHS bmj.com/content/381/bm…

'We need decisive action. This means anonymous reporting systems, active bystander training, systems that allow growth and learning but also demonstrate accountability' Tx for the shout out to #OperateWithRespect @OrthopodReg !🙏💪 #TheStandardWeWalkPast bmj.com/content/381/bm…

A Thread 🧵- 8 facts for parents / coaches : read on 1. The no. of ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) reconstructions we are performing in UK in 10-20 yr olds has gone up x29 fold (for every 1 that’s now 29 ! = 2800% increase in 20 yrs - patients are also getting younger

@NorthumbriaOrth @baskonline @willfishley Awesome work @willfishley I look forward to further improvements to our arthroplasty pathway and physio provision to continue to improve our patient experience and ability to facilitate daycase surgery for patients in Northumbria.

Thanks @baskonline for allowing us to present our experience of our first 301 #daycase Total #kneereplacement at #BASK2023 conference today. @willfishley did a great presentation of his findings- thanks Will

.@Radiolab and @latifnasser shedding light on the racket of scientific publishing, the lack of access to often government funded scientific research, and the amazing invaluable @scihub. Can not recommend enough. radiolab.org/podcast/librar…

@mbailey87 @SotonChildHosp @PHU_NHS Awesome news Morgan, delighted for you. 👏👏👏

2022 has, frankly, been a total sh*t storm. Despite this, I am so delighted that, against all odds, myself and my husband have secured consultant jobs within a month of each other I could not be more excited to start my Paediatric/Knee journey with @SotonChildHosp and @PHU_NHS

Massive support to our wonderful nursing colleagues in the north east on strike today. You are fighting for the sustainable future of our NHS.

Have you decided to discontinue your orthopaedic surgery training? please get in touch to share your experiences #Orthopedics #orthotwitter #LOST

Congratulations to our consultant orthopaedic surgeon @timpetheram on winning the @bota_uk national trainer of the year! 🏆🥇 Here at @NorthumbriaNHS we pride ourselves on providing first class patient care and surgical training. A huge accolade for a phenomenal surgeon!! 👏👏

@MilOrtho @InvictaOrtho @rkh_md @daniel_stinner @jaimelbellamyDO @CenterRotation @nongtanch

Fracture Friday! How are you treating this open comminuted patella fracture in a mid 20’s yr old male? @InvictaOrtho @rkh_md @daniel_stinner @jaimelbellamyDO @CenterRotation

@bellkneesurgeon Great thread, thanks. the thing I have taken home about these entrapped gutter fragments is that they often give a more ‘arthritic’ type symptom pattern with constant pain rather than the more common intermittent sharp pains on twisting and deep flexion seen from standard tears.

After resection what I consider a good prognostic sign. There is synovitis ( redness) on the capsule adjacent to where the meniscus has been causing pain.might pain and symptoms tend to settle very rapidly in these patients.

Is arthroscopy the right decision? 2M symptoms. Medial meniscal tear - see the fragment in the medial recess tucked in between the MCL and the tibia. There is secondary bone oedema from the pressure of the fragment on the bone. N/1

@ACR_MD @NorthumbriaOrth @LupuOrtho @timpetheram @ajaymalviya Great to hang out with you! Have an awesome trip!

Lovely last day in Northumbria visiting Roman ruins at Vindolanda & brushing up on my Latin, ramble through Corbridge for tea/lunch, bbq with the whole @NorthumbriaOrth dept &meeting my new heroes @HelenVint and @LupuOrtho. Thx @timpetheram & @ajaymalviya for a great visit!

What happens when the meniscus gets detached from the bone? The meniscus no longer works as a shock absorber as it is pushed away from the joint (extrusion). This is why it is important to repair Root Tears #savethemeniscus

@deboraheastwood It is happening everywhere. Eg calls to potential candidates’ home deaneries and trainers asking what their home situation is, if they have young kids, what their partners do. The inference is if you have young kids and a working partner you’ll be less invested in their job. 🙄

@HelenVint If you have details you can share please let me know … via email may be preferable.

The leaky orthopaedic surgical training pathway for women… I’ve often wondered what the rate of drop off is at fellowship level? Most fellowship jobs are only offered as fulltime and I have witnessed a lot of bias against employing female fellows with young children. 🧐

@MariThiart Not my data! I suspect it’s from last year as there are now a couple of women on the bscos board appointed in 2021…

@HelenVint @HelenVint how old do you think this data is? NO women on BSCOS board? For real?

@TomWalshaw Fellowship can be a brilliant opportunity to bring new techniques, skills and perspectives back home, I don’t dispute that. I just wonder if some nationally sponsored posts with a national recruitment process like they have for the TIGS might help make things a bit fairer.

@TomWalshaw Certainly true that orthopaedic training in other countries can be done very differently, I understand speciality training starts very soon after medical school in some countries e.g. New Zealand which must surely help streamline training.