Visit from a Surgeon

Mr Panting comes to school

Today (Monday 24th August) Mr Panting came to school, he was a orthopedic surgeon but is now retired. We learnt about the body and bone breaks. We also learnt how he become a surgeon and how he was good at math top of the class.
Facts we learnt:

• Did you know that when a bone breaks it bleeds, this makes the bone heal.
• One of the most common bones to break is your collarbone.
• Orthopedic surgeon stands for straight children.
• It takes nearly 15 years to become a qualified orthopedic surgeon.
• The smallest bone is in your wrist
• The femur is the longest bone in your body
• Breaks in the joints are harder to fix than a normal break
• Some breaks may leave long-term swelling but it does disappear after a while

This is Keeley's Nan's hip

This is a metal hip joint that Keeley's Nan will now have