Orthopaedist Gifts

Lost and Found: "Bone loss? You've come to the right place."

'Hello Mr Jones, I'm the Bone Specialist.'

'Hello Mr Jones, I'm the Bone Specialist.'

"So is it difficult having one leg shorter than the other?"

"Until the plaster sets, try not to laugh."

"Four years of dental school only to tell all my patients 'Don't worry about any tooth issues - they'll just fall out and be replaced, anyway'."

'The doctor's gonna have to wire your mouth shut for a month... but guess what! If you're brave, I'll give you this lollipop when he's done!'

"She fell down stairs again, so this is her third hip."

'See? The idiots put my danged knee replacement in backward!'

Old Lady in shoe driving a footie (sock) car.

"I stand corrected."

No caption. (Man wearing a cast is in traction. He imagines sheep lining up to jump fence. Sheep also wear casts.)

'He's our new Bone Specialist!'

'It's the same everywhere: body over brains.'

Kid with plaster cast being sawn off.

'Very funny!'

'Nigel, what have I told you about bringing your work home with you?'

"I'm afraid you need knee surgery."

Some unusual family photographs decorate podiatrist's desk.

No Cavity Club/No New Gum Receding Club

"Well, the alternative would be to use your social media accounts to promote toothlessness."

"And this little piggy went – whoa! Where is your fifth little piggy?!"

'Do years 4, 5 and 6 cover the other foot?'

'My god! Have you seen the size of this chiropodist's bill?!!'

"It's probably a fracture - we'll do some imaging on it just to be sure."

Egyptian chiropractor.

'Restless Peg Syndrome.'

"You kept me awake all night, grinding your gums."

Shark with Braces.

Paging for a Doctor

The importance of paying attention in med school.

Paul Bunyan gets the leg-lengthening Operation

'So you're off to see the chiropodist... the only time in your life you shouldn't put your best foot forward!'

Podiarty School. Yes, there are chronic cases of feet falling asleep, but we don't call it "coma-toes."

Podiatry. The greated podiatrist of all time, you say? Yep. I studied at his feet.