Week 6

This week my fellow student intern and I have made good progress on our project for Dr. Kennedy, he has finished compiling the data for this upcoming study on microfracture alone vs microfracture and BioCartilage to treat osteochondral lesions of the talus in humans. I have been compiling a review of the current literature that is related to this topic and been compiling all the sources as well as writing an introduction to this paper. Now that the data has been collected, moving forward we will be able to collaborate together and go through statistical analysis to compare the efficacy of both techniques. This weeks clinical work was very interesting since we had a patient with reflex sympathetic dystrophy come into the clinic, which is a very rare syndrome. Along with that, we also had an undergraduate student shadow at the clinic for the week and she had also been treated by Dr. Kennedy since she developed RSD after an injury. Since this was a biological condition rather than a mechanical one, I found myself to be quite interested in the pathology of the condition, however not much is know about its development. Outside of clinic, the immersion cohort was invited to a dinner hosted by Cornell's radiology department at a restaurant in central park, which was absolutely stunning to attend. The location was absolutely beautiful and I was extremely happy to attend due to the quality of the event and to meet those who attended it. I find myself sad that my time here at HSS is coming to an end and I will be forever grateful for this experience. This has definitely taught me a lot about myself and has certainly helped me shape my goals for the future.