No Titanium Rod? McGuyver Surgeon Used Screwdriver Instead!

Posted by Alex in Science & Tech on February 15, 2006 at 10:04 pm


Dr. Robert Ricketson of Hilo Medical Center, Hawaii ran out of titanium rods when he was operating on Arturo Iturralde’s neck.

So, he decided to use a screwdriver instead!

Ricketson said he did not feel he could risk keeping the man under anesthetic with an unstable spine for any longer so he made the decision to substitute the rods with a screwdriver, according to the report.

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5 comments to "No Titanium Rod? McGuyver Surgeon Used Screwdriver Instead!"

  1. eggtrailer
    February 16th, 2006 at 11:10 am

    I know Neatorama picked this up off of the Local6.com website, but aren't those actually 2 screws, not "a screwdriver"?

  2. tud wurtherly
    February 16th, 2006 at 11:16 am

    he 'screwed' in a 'screw' driver. I guess you could say that he 'f*cked' up.

  3. Alex
    February 16th, 2006 at 11:45 am

    I think the surgeon used a sawed-off screwdriver in place of the titanium rod.

  4. Flora Bunda
    February 17th, 2006 at 12:03 am

    Eggtrailer: look again at the xray, the screws go from left to right, the broken screwdriver is in two pieces, going up and down, through the screws. I knew this Dr. in college. It's a sad thing to see what he became.

  5. Ron Kuby
    March 15th, 2006 at 6:14 am

    Put this a hole " Doctor " in jail !!


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