Comment on: The influence of bariatric surgery on hip and knee joint pain: a systematic review

When I was in residency, there was an older endocrine surgeon who was part of our general surgery team in Greenville, South Carolina. He was from the greatest generation, had performed thousands of thyroid surgeries, and was a prime example of a simple bowtie-wearing, down-home, Southern surgeon. On rounds, whenever we encountered a patient with a nebulous surgical issue, he enjoyed letting residents ramble on about esoteric endocrine pathways, rare diseases, and long differential diagnoses. Then, with a smile, he would say, “That’s a good idea but if it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it is probably a duck.” The simplest explanation was usually the correct answer.
Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Editorial comment Source Type: research