Just like I find it interesting to play in other people's shops with my locum work, it is also fun to cook in other people's kitchens. Finding myself in that situation, I found a hambone in the freezer. Soooo.... what you see to the right is what we had for dinner. Before we dished it up, I decided to fish out the bone to make it easier. I noticed that it was in fact the "stifle" of the pig. For the non-medical (or non-veterinary) folks, the stifle is "knee".. Aha!. Now you see the relationship of this post. Although most of the cartilage had separated from the bone, I could recognize the meniscus. One of the menisci was intact and the other was pretty much cooked away... I'm guessing that is what my medial meniscus will look like to the surgeon. Oh well. With my surgeon doing 6 of these a week, and myriads of orthopedic surgeons in the world, I am certainly not alone. The great thing is that all in all, I am hearing some great things once folks make it through the massive physical therapy. In the meantime, I'll just do what I can. Maybe I won't be dissecting the next hambone I come across. Now if you want to see something interesting do a bing search for hambone images. What a wide range of images although most of them are dogs. However, my facebook friend (and pharmacist) has an English Bulldog pup named "Meatball". Idn't that great?
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