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At my new position at Plemi, I want to optimize the continuous integration flow. Last week, I had a pretty interesting conversation with Mathieu Nebra, we discussed about our same quest: best ROI through the development flow. I also had an awesome experience with Antoine Guiral (the man behind twoolr), we shared a "lean startup" friday night around a very interesting project.
In my previous article, I introduced a pragmatic Git flow. A first step in the flow focused on the local environment of the developer. I like to start this post with a personal, yet simple consideration : "the trust in your development team is reflected by your CI flow".
It's very reductive but the github flow is a perfect example. It's composed of only one master stable branch and several feature branches, the production flow is deadly simple. However Github uses Github (dog fooding for the win) and this flow strategically relies on it own awesome feature called pull request. Sadly, I can't afford to use github everywhere for many -good and bad- reasons. So I tried to set up a flow with a self-hosted git repository coupled to our continuous integration server
Overview of the development flow
- A Developer works on their local git repository in a dedicated feature branch
- He pushes often as he can (min 2 in a day) to the remote feature branch
- The CI builds on every push, merging the trunk and his feature branch
- When a feature is over, the developer merge it back to the trunk
The context and the tools
For the new comer, a quick summary of the tools used in this flow
- Source code management with git
- Branch management is based on the git flow template
- Continuous integration rely on Jenkins
- Code quality rely on Sonar
- I work with PHP, yet the flow can be used in other langage
The flow starts on the developer side
I already wrote on that topic in my previous article. In short, the developer works into a feature branch named against this pattern: "feature.ticketNumber_description". He writes code without worrying about the SCM. Then, he dedicates some time to nicely split his work into several independent commits. If it's needed, he can rebase his local branch. Finally he pushes the commit pack.
On the continuous integration plateform side
We have two jobs for each repository: one for the develop branch and another one for all feature branches. The feature job is configured to build every branch with the pattern "feature.*". Jenkins is notified after each push by a git post-receive hook.
Tip: this hook doesn't start a build, it trigger Jenkins for a SCM polling. In this way Jenkins will start to build only if there is relevant change(s) in the repository. Read the official documentation: "Build by source changes"
Continuous merge
I configured Jenkins to merge locally the lastest pushed branch with the develop branch. This allow an early and cheap detection about merge conflicts.
If Jenkins can't merge automatically, it fails the build and the developer is already aware that he needs to manually merge back the develop branch into his feature branch. He can't delay this conflict resolution because it blocks the CI process: checkstyle, unit tests and coverage won't be available to him until he resolves the merge.
This continuous merge process has the huge advantage to avoid the nightmare of a messy merge while your developer responsible of a shitty conflict is unreachable for an undefined period."
Don't trust Jenkins too much
I don't use "push after a successful build" option provided by Jenkins. Basically, This allows you to automate the integration process: if a build is stable it will push the new modification to a remote branch. Yet, it don't fit our needs since I ask the developer to push everyday. Many features need more than one day to be achieve and I won't let Jenkins push some kind of work in progress.
Don't trust a single developer
I don't rely too much on Jenkins and this is also related to my first quote: I work with a pretty nice team but "I don't trust a single developer" (and even myself!) about building the perfect git log (i.e. the perfect code) in a one shot. We are all new in the company and we need to practice a little bit more with the processes or the new coding standards for example.
Trust your team
Moreover, when I say: "I don't trust a single developer", it's a way to highlight the code review phase. When a feature is closed, it must be fully reviewed and discussed by a technical leader before being merged into the develop branch. This has 2 majors consequences: First I can't let Jenkins automatically merge into the develop branch; second, the technical leader is free to make a final rebase of the feature branch before the merge. This ensures a stable and clean develop branch.
Finally, we have to distinct the 2 usages of develop. Jenkins use this branch locally as an integration branch for each feature while the remote branch reflects the lastest stable version ready to be checked by Q&A and then deployed.
What's next ?Depends on your need, you're free:
- Everything go to the production.
- You launch some stress test on a staging server and then deploy to prod
- You notify your Q&A and expect a final feedback
At our office Q&A check is "asynchronous", it can be delayed from 1 to 3 days. That's why I'm still using the release branch from the git flow template. I freeze develop into release and wait for a Q&A feedback. If it's a green light, I'll deploy the release branch.
I customized the git flow for my need, we don't use the "release" concept because we deploy ASAP each feature. This flow fits perfectly to the AGILE methods. You collect technical metrics sooner and it's simpler to detect and to fix potential problems on a small iteration. Your project manager/product owner collects user feedbacks sooner, easing the business decisions for the next sprints/features
I mentioned 2 jobs for each repository, one job is limited to the develop branch and serves the code quality purpose, metrics from this job are exported to Sonar
I'm using git since more than 2 years, yet I was just using it naively the first months. Then, I needed a reliable workflow and git-flow was an huge revelation. I invite you to study this workflow, it's a perfect start plan that you could customize for your needs.
First, a little reminder about the git-flow branches model:
- develop: lastest stable features
- release: stable snapshot from develop to be released
- master: production state
- hotfixes: emergency branch for master
Second, a short overview of the git-flow workflow:
- Every feature is developed in a dedicated feature branch.
- When the feature is over and stable, the related branch is merged back into develop.
- Then, develop is "freezed" into the release branch, allowing a deeper review/integration before production while other developers can continue merging new features into develop.
- Finally release is merged into master which is the production exposed branch.
I won't detail the git-flow because the documentation is abundant on internet. Be aware that there is a lighter flow also feature-oriented (via @DavidGuyon). Scott Chacon wrote a nice article about this alternative. I find this flow really efficient, but imho, it relies on the excellent pull request feature from github. So if you're on a self-hosted repository, it don't fit to medium-sized projects, except if you work with a high-level senior team.
A clean history
In my previous job at Simple IT, I tried to use the git flow with a simple objective: a clear git history (to ease code review, code management and scm actions like revert) .
So, I started to ask the developers to focus on git, to split their commits by task/concern. It was an awesome success and also a fail. Success: git flow was a perfect flow for our AGILE needs. Fail: the git history was still filled by wrong files or messages, and with the git-flow, merge-commits were new parasites.
The reasons was obvious: it was relying only on the developer goodwill and it was asking him to provide a real-time effort about the SCM. Furthermore, developers had unequal skills: from the exceptional lead developer involved in open source projects to the kid which never meets the words "best" and "practices" together. We didn't change anything, because the flow was cool and we we're busy with real business-valued tasks.
I strongly believe that a SCM must not distract or disturb the developers from their main tasks. This means: when your team works on a feature, it shouldn't be surrounded by questions like "Do I need to commit now ? Do I had to commit 2 files ago ?". But I keep believing that an SCM history should be clean to be useful.
So I tested git and read a lot about it: the famous progit, the marvelous think-like-a-git and even git internal.
Rebase before pushing
One command solved almost all my problems: git rebase. Basically, it rewrites the git history. Wait a minute ? Isn't a bad practice to rewrite an SCM history ? When you're working with a team, the answer is definitively yes (this is condemned by the death penalty at our office).
Yet, git is a distributed SCM, so developers do not own a local copy, instead they manage a local repository (usually plugged to a remote one). I don't care about their local repository, a developer needs to express his rage on his local commit message like: "Adds model", "Fix model", "Fix model 2", "Fix BULLSHIT"…
More seriously, a developer will try to keep a clean history on his side, yet I don't want to lower his productivity for an SCM purpose. He's allowed to make mistake on his local env, I consider it as a "draft history".
The push is the dramatic key in the flow. Before pushing, the developers have to rewrite their local history, to clean up their mess. How ? Thanks to rebase.
Here's a basic example, I have worked hard and I'm ready to push. After a "git log", my history looks like this:
Since "MyClass" is a new file, I don't really care about the minor refactor or the checkstyle fix. In the best world, I would have make only one commit, let's correct that.
Git is based on the graph theory. Basically, my local repository:
This means that the branch "feature.alpha" starts from the commit B. As @ubermeda said : a branch is plugged to a commit! not to another branch, so when you said branch "alpha" comes from "develop", it's half-true.
We will use git rebase to rewrite the feature branch history. Note: rebase can be used in many different ways, google it to find more usages.
Here's the command:
git rebase -i SHA1.
This can be translate to "I want to rewrite all the history of my current branch between now and the commit identified by this SHA1". (now = head = the lastest commit of the branch).
Careful, it's safer to have a clean stash/state before rebasing and you must not rebase a commit already pushed or your partners will be in big trouble.
In our example, we need to group the 3 commits (D-E-F) into one. I will type:
git rebase -i [the SHA1 of the commit B].
The -i argument means interactive, a screen will popup:
Important: We notice that the commit order is reversed. Also, a lot of informations are available at the bottom of the screen (read it!). To simply regroup the 3 commits into a single commit, I will change some values:
This means: Start with the commit D, add it the commit E, add it the commit F. I used the keyword "fixup" which melds the commit to the previous one and discards the commit message (A perfect command for our needs). Again, read the bottom documentation of the rebase screen, each keywords are described. After saving this file, git will start the rebase.
Let's check the git log
And my local repository looks like this:
Exactly what we expected. We notice 2 things: I didn't change the commit message (I could do that during the rebase) and the "grouped" commit is a new commit with a new sha1. That's why you must not rebase a pushed commit or it will totally break the history.
My local history is now clean, it's time to push to the remote. It may trigger a post-receive hook for a Jenkins CI which will merge branches, test your code… No ? You should read my introduction about Continuous Integration
I didn't mentioned it before, but I force the dev team to push every day, this brings a lot of advantages and I'll probably will talk about it in my next post about continuous integration. In this way they don't have to rebase hundreds commit
Finally, the productivity isn't affected by the SCM concern, the developer could work without worrying about the SCM stuff. He just need to dedicate time to clean up and arrange his repository and the whole team benefits from a clean history.
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in my example I just grouped 3 commits. But you could do far more: re-ordering commit just by switching the line for example… In fact, you are totally free to rewrite your whole history.
Sometimes you can't remember easily the common ancestor of your feature branch and your develop branch. In my example the lastest common ancestor was the commit B. Here's an example:
Note: If you merge "feature.alpha" and "develop", the last common ancestor for the both branches will be updated to G.
To find the last common ancestor, you just have to type this command:
git merge-base [branch1] [branch2]
It will output the sha1 of the last common commit, you could use this identifier for your rebase.


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Is Conservative Care Mandatory Prior To Bunion Surgery?
- Allen Jacobs DPM FACFAS
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A recent Cochrane Review concluded there is no evidence that non-operative management of bunion deformity, including the use of orthotics, is in any way superior to no treatment at all.1 In fact, the studies reviewed by the Cochrane database suggested that one year following initial evaluation for a bunion deformity, more people are pleased with the results of surgery than with orthotic or other non-operative management.
I recently participated as a defense expert in an alleged malpractice action. This concerned a patient scheduled for bunion surgery following her initial evaluation by her podiatric physician. She presented with specific concerns and complaints referable to her bunion. The podiatrist apprised her of the usual accommodative and palliative options available to her for this condition as well as the distal metaphyseal osteotomy for the correction of her bunion. The podiatrist reviewed the procedure, usual sequelae, recovery and risks of surgery with her. She signed a consent form.
Following surgery, the patient developed a minor, non-infected superficial wound dehiscence. For some reason, her podiatric physician made the well intended error of referral to a wound care center, where the minor wound dehiscence was blown into weeks of debridement, hyperbaric oxygen and a lot of unnecessary expense.
She healed without residual problems but her experience in the wound care center left her rather upset. She sued for malpractice.
The plaintiff's expert, who is a state podiatry board member, opined that the performance of surgery for the correction of a bunion without non-operative care such as orthotics fell below the standard of care and represented negligent care. Furthermore, the expert played the "angle game." You know it: "This intermetatarsal angle did not warrant an osteotomy."
A Closer Look At The Key Issues With This Malpractice Claim
Now let us get to the key points of this epistle. What concerned me about the case were at least two issues about which I believe we need some commentary.
The first issue is the concept of "conservative care" for a problematic bunion. Yes, we have an obligation to discuss accommodative and palliative efforts that we could render, but is the performance of such efforts required when there is no data to support the efficacy of such therapy?
I say no. A bunion is a deformity. If it is causing pain or creating adjacent digital deformity, a patient and podiatric physician have the right to proceed with surgery if both parties are of the opinion that this is appropriate and desirable. Yes, the patient should have a clear understanding of the procedure and potential complications. No question. But is non-operative care mandatory for a bunion?
The second issue of concern is that the plaintiff's expert in this case is a state board member. He has an absolute right to his opinion but does not have the right to ignore evidence-based medicine. What if a dissatisfied bunionectomy patient contacted the state board with a complaint that the podiatric physician corrected his or her deformity without non-operative care? In the eyes of this state board member, the care was negligent, potentially threatening the licensure of the doctor in question.
I personally witnessed this some years ago. A patient was upset with a continued lack of great toe motion following a component implant utilized for the treatment of a hallux limitus condition. The podiatric physician was accused of performing surgery with an "investigational" implant. I represented the individual at his state board hearing with regard to the standard of care. The particular implant was fully FDA approved and two retrospective studies had been published in our literature on the particular implant.
When confronted with these facts, the board chairperson (an older fellow) looked straight at me and said, "That's all nice, Dr. Jacobs but up here, we consider these implants experimental." The practitioner in question had his license disciplined.
Suggestions For Determining The Standard Of Care
What is the "standard of care"? I will tell you an easy way to interdict many expert witnesses: Take national surveys of podiatric physicians. This would be a fantastic project for the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS) or the American Society of Podiatric Surgeons (ASPS), or an independent group.
For example, pose the question "Is non-operative management required prior to the performance of bunion surgery?" Have a national Web site. Individuals accused of malpractice could elect to pose specific questions. The answer would tell you the standard of care, namely, what the average podiatrist would do under the same or similar circumstances. The information, although certainly non-binding, just might be useful in court. Let a jury know what the average doctor actually does, not what the "experts" say the average podiatrist does. Is there a potential danger to this? I suppose. Put safeguards on the availability of the data prior to release, for example. This could be done.
Another solution is to have ACFAS or ASPS or somebody set up an independent review committee for accusations of alleged malpractice. There would likely have to be a fee associated with this. However, let the accused podiatric physician submit his or her case for an independent review. The panel would have no real authority in court as such. Then again, how could it not be helpful for a jury to hear that a national surgical organization reviewed the case and concluded there was no malpractice and the individual doctor comported with accepted standards of care?
My guess is that nobody will like the suggested solutions above. Certainly, the plaintiffs' bar won't care for these suggestions. Without them, there are fewer jobs for defense attorneys. Without them, there is less money for the expert witnesses.
What are your thoughts?
1. Ferrari J, Higgins JPT, Prior TD. Interventions for treating hallux valgus (abductovalgus) and bunions. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2009, Issue 2. Art. No.: CD000964. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD000964.pub3.
Interesting topic. I generally feel you should exhaust conservative care prior to surgical intervention for most foot and ankle problems. However, with painful bunions, that is a little different. I always explain the conservative options as well as the surgical options. Most women, especially younger women are not interested in conservative care and want the bunion fixed surgically right out of the gate.
Orthotics will potentially slow down the progression of the deformity, but will not reverse the deformity and often times require a change in shoes to accommodate both the device and the deformity. Most of my women patients don't want to change their shoes or have already done so prior to coming to my office.
Oral anti-inflammatories will help temporarily. I am not a proponent of injections of cortisone in the MPJ, except with severe osteoarthritis and the joint is mostly gone already, otherwise I am trying to save as much of the joint as possible.
Men are generally most apt to try some form of conservative care prior to surgery but, in general, when most patients come in, they want the pain to go away. Bump pain can be helped temporarily with wider shoes, but if they have internal joint pain with or without bump pain, surgical intervention is really the best option to achieve the patients goals and preserve and improve the joint function.
Many patients come in with the idea of having the bunion fixed, often because another family member either had surgery or had a very painful bunion, and they don't want their bunion to get to that point.
In my opinion, conservative care is not required prior to surgery for bunions. That said, question your patients well and often you will find after they have told you or your staff they have had no treatment for it, they in fact have taken Ibuprofen, Aleve, Tylenol, changed to open toed or wider shoes, and/or tried some kind of OTC insoles in their shoes.Reply to this comment »
This is so typical of podiatry, who dictates standard of care. I personally recommend a conservative option for a month or so, if not done previously, prior to any surgery. Does this make it right? Of course not but it works for me knowing that out there in cyberspace there are my peers who for a price would sell out their mother. I have personally experienced what other podiatrists will say for all the almighty buck with their holier than thou attitude. This in itself probably promotes more malpractice cases than are actually legitimate.Reply to this comment »
Any attorney will tell you it is a lot easier to defend your claim if there has been a course of conservative care. There are always exceptions to the rule. If conservative care renders the pt. asymptomatic and he or she still has a bunion, are you going to operate on it? Of course not. We would be talking cosmetic sx. and if there are complications, it would be hard to defend. You don't let your pt. dictate the course of his or her therapy or you will lose control/respect.
I personally like to use an orthotic first. By doing this, you also get to know the pt. and you might find out this is not someone to operate on. If the patient doesn't want to do it your way, let him or her walk out and be glad you didn't operate. Remember, time is always on your side! I also have a lengthy consent form that is signed days before sx. and then there is always the one signed at the hospital. I don't want someone accusing me of having the patient sign the consent form under duress and he or she saying that he or she did not realize the complications that can occur when an operation is performed.Reply to this comment »
These are interesting comments. In summary, you are all allowing the plaintiff's lawyers to drive up the cost of medical care for unnecessary treatment for self protection against lawsuits.
Where is the data that demonstrates orthotics "slow the progess of bunions?" There is none. As for NSAIDS, where is the inflammation? What about adverse sequelae to the NSAIDS? Is an ulcer, CHF exacerbation, stroke from hypertension, acute renal failure OK in using NSAIDS for a non-inflammed bunion?
How about conservative care "for a month or so"? What does that accomplish? Bunion reversal?
Sure, the defense wants conservative care no matter what. However, what if there IS NO SCIENTIFIC BASIS FOR CONSERVATIVE CARE?
This is strictly defensive medicine. Risk and cost with no benefit to the patient.Reply to this comment »
There are two insurance carriers in my area who WILL NOT pre-authorize bunion correction surgery without prior attempt at conservative management. I've gotten into verbal disputes with their peer reviewer over these requirements but these insurance companies are steadfast.
One of my dearest mentors is of the opinion that conservative care for painful bunions IS surgery. I'm of the same mind but am at the will of the insurance carriers in my region unfortunately.
Excellent article Dr. Jacobs.Reply to this comment »
Isn't this wonderful? We now have insurance companies and lawyers setting the standard of care in medicine and surgery.
When a patient signs a consent form and all options for care as well as risks and complications are included in the consent form, there is no reason for any podiatrist to be sued or for any patient to be subjected to unnecessary and unhelpful conservative care IF their goal is to wear high fashion footwear.Reply to this comment »
What was the treatment goal in this case? Was it to reduce symptoms, angle of deformity, improve range of motion or what? Non-surgical treatment would be appropriate for treating pain but would be less likely to reduce the bunion deformity, especially if severe.
An orthosis that increases the propulsive nature of gate theoretically has the potential to increase a bunion deformity due to the existing angle of hallux abduction. However, if the bunion is the result of abnormal pronation and if surgery doesn't reduce the abnormal stj pronation, then it would seem to be very appropriate to use an orthosis postoperatively.Reply to this comment »
If a patient goes to the doctor to get treated for back pain and they have an actual knife stuck in their back, would you expect the doctor to perform conservative care by prescribing antibiotics or pain meds first? Or would you expect them to go ahead and surgically remove the knife from their back?
We all know that the conservative treatment in this situation would probably be a waste of time but the delaying of the obvious would be more hazardous to the patient as time went along. This may be a somewhat extreme example but the analogy is the same. We as physicians are being trusted to take care of problems in a competent but timely fashion. Personally, i will not delay the obvious solution just to 1) extract some extra E&Ms from a patient, and 2) appease someone else's standards when they don't accept any of the liability?
Whatever happened to doing what is best for the PATIENT?Reply to this comment »
Hi Allen,
I looked up the Cochrane Study and this is what I read:
* Methodological quality of the trials was poor.
* Trial sizes were small with exception of one "good quality trial involving 140 participants" that showed improvement in that one study, showing all outcomes in patients receiving chevron osteotomies compared with orthoses and to no treatment.
* They also compared it to Kellers and there was no advantage or disadvantage using Kellers over other techniques except in improving the IM angle and preserving joint range of motion.
* There were differing methods of fixation, post-op rehabilitation, continuous passive range of motion after surgery or not, early weight bearing afterward, use of a crepe bandage and basically all factors.
Frankly, I am surprised that they found it to rise to the level of a Cochrane Collaboration study.
But that aside, only the abstract is available on-line, the full study having been withdrawn completely and not available because it supposedly didn't differ significantly from the earlier one although an additional 20 studies had been added? That's odd.
The abstract reads: "Only a few studies had considered conservative treatments. The evidence from these suggested that orthoses and night splints did not appear to be any more beneficial in improving outcomes than no treatment."
But they did not state what the outcomes were. I would like to know.
Were the outcomes the improvement of the IM angle? Well, of course, they were not improved with orthotics!
Was it pain? I would be interested in knowing that of course. Then we would have an interesting issue at hand.
Allen, I appreciate your blog message. I get what you are saying. You make a good point. I guess I'm giving the bad guys an argument to make. Sorry. But the lawyers knew this one already. I didn't reveal any secrets.
And for the huge, bursting from the side of the shoe bunion, of course, a course of conservative care is going to do little except:
Help you to develop a relationship with your patient.
Will that make the patient less likely to sue you if something goes wrong? Maybe not? Probably not. Who knows?
Will it make a patient more comfortable revealing to you that underlying medical condition that he/she has, or drug they take that could have an impact on the surgery? Same questions here.
Will you find out that they have different expectations for the surgery as you get to know them better? "Oh, you didn't tell me you were in the National Guard?"
"You didn't tell me your favorite hobby was jumping off of 15 foot obstacle course barriers? How could you have forgotten to mention that ..."
"Thank you for telling me you are on that birth control pill, Miss Vasquez. I know you are sensitive about it because of your religion. You know what you tell me is confidential. It was important though because it can cause blood clots now that you are in your late 30s and you smoke."
A relationship with your patient that is longer than a few weeks can be a good thing.
KathyReply to this comment »
Dr. Adams,
I agree that we have to do what is best for the patient, but the limiting factors are circumstances beyond the patient.
If an insurance company won't pre-authorize the surgery until AFTER conservative care, this is beyond the patient/doctor relationship. You can explain to the patient all you want about the need, but if their insurance isn't going to pay for it, good luck getting that patient to do what's best for them when surgery is indicated.
There are also other factors. There was a blog here recently about patient selection. Sadly, we DO have to protect ourselves medico-legally and whether a malpractice claim is legitimate or not, the stress of dealing with something like that is something none of us need to be dealing with in today's age of reimbursement and practice management.Reply to this comment »
This topic is very interesting and underscores how pervasive the legality of medicine is with respect to the doctor-patient relationship.
That being said, let me pose the opposite question:
Should ALL bunions be treated surgically? If we can demonstrate a study that shows conservative care is just as efficacious as no therapy at all, why not schedule surgery for everyone on the first visit?
My personal opinion is that conservative care should be attempted first. We certainly don't live in a perfect world and as someone who has been involved with litigation, it is very helpful and reassuring to have as much support as possible in the defense. Having performed some type of therapy initially prior to performing surgery is helpful and something every juror can understand.
Last, if we do not believe that conservative care is helpful, what can we do for patients who are chronically ill and cannot undergo any type of elective procedure? Do we simply tell them, "Sorry, I can't help you." No, we do what we can to help alleviate the pain. In other words, we try orthotic therapy, wider shoes, injections, topical and oral NSAIDs, etc. Therefore, conservative care does play an important role in treating bunion deformities.Reply to this comment »
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No one suggested that orthotics "slow the progression of a bunion." I fabricate my own orthotics. They are made in stages over several weeks. Each plane of the the deformity is addressed per office visit. Since these can be made to actually post the forefoot and limit both excessive STJ and MTJ pronation, I've been very successful in rendering bunion patients asymptomatic. If my patient is asymptomatic and still has a bunion, who would operate on it? Sometimes an orthotic may reduce symptoms and allow your patient to select when they would like surgery.Reply to this comment »
Great topic.
I have patients that do not want conservative care due to work status and social life. They specifically come to our office because they want their bunions fixed.
I explain to them conservative and surgical managements in detail. I initially offer them conservative care and explain to them that most patients start with non-surgical treatment.
If they still elect to have surgery, I have them sign a waiver consent that they have been explained about conservative care, yet elect to proceed with surgery. I document it well. Next, they get the surgical consent and the rest is history.Reply to this comment »


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It has been a quiet day here, but nice in so many ways. Chloe climbed up in bed with us during the middle of the night. She woke up saying "happy sweetheart day" and it was so much fun helping put her Valentine's day bags and cards together. She hasn't yet mastered how to spell her name but gave it a big attempt. All of them included little lopsided hearts she drew :)
Before cancer I never doubted that I would be here for each every milestone my children accomplished. After my diagnosis, I fully realized that tomorrow is never promised. Being here today is a definite victory to celebrate. I have been so lucky to watch my older daughters transform into beautiful young ladies and so very happy to watch Chloe as she grows from curious toddle into confident pre-schooler.
At times I think my family has been unfazed by this dreadful disease, knowing that we have dealt with cancer as normally and positively as possible. At other times, the gravity shows and I realize how much depth and breadth colon cancer has had in shaping their lives. They are more sympathetic, empathetic, and mature than many others that are their age. No holidays, even self made, are taken for granted.
Today is magical ... a picture of hope in rose petals sent before sunrise by Karlie, a beautiful card and a clean kitchen from Katie, chocolate kisses from Chloe. Dinner out with Ronnie ... and built in babysitters :) We are living NOW and that is a great gift. And right now ... love is in the air!
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Is Philosophy dead?
Was it buried beneath pragmatic scientific discourse? Stabbed through the heart by the stake of probability. Is there any room for conjecture in the button down business of modern scientific thought? In the world of proof, what is the point of pondering?
I sometimes chuckle and think philosophers and theologians are off in a corner somewhere playing chess, while the scientific community is haphazardly reinventing our reality.
Is there truth in the evident, or are we chasing our own tail?
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Sep 30 2013: At first glance I thought it would be important to define modern science. I suppose simply quantifying publications would allow us to speak to specifics - albeit generally. What part does philosophy play in publications? I should think a large part. Quite simply put, can you have science without philosophy? Or more directly - can a proof ever really be proven? That's a bit circular. I think the real problem is consumption. Most people don't think abstractly or theoretically. It's easier to consume publications - that way we accept not knowing everything. This also helps us to "move forward". It's important to consider the role education plays. One does not learn to think philosophically, but we must learn to think in terms of modern science.
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Oct 2 2013: First, in science, there is no such thing as "a proof" in the mathematical sense. In science, there is only "failure to reject the null hypothesis" (frequentist) or "support for the hypothesis at a level of X" (Bayesian), or some mixture, but never proof. It is always a matter of "It fits for now, more more than less, for the moment."
Oct 3 2013: I did not say that physics should not use mathematics. I said that mathematical "proof" is not valid to apply to the sciences, since the sciences are ultimately based on empirical evidence. The closest that one can get is a "prediction" based on logical application of current theory. But this is still not "proof". It still needs to be tested by measurement, and no measurement is 100% infallible, thus, "proof" cannot be attained in the sciences. What physics have you done, professionally? I'd love to see your papers.
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It was a big recruiting weekend for the Notre Dame football team and it paid off... The Irish have received a verbal commitment from Four-Star Tight End Durham Smythe.
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Afghanistan is perceived to have one of the most corrupt public sectors in the world out of 176 countries surveyed, according to a report from Transparency International released Wednesday.
Afghanistan tops the Corruption Perception Index along with North Korea in Asia and Somalia in Africa.
The report said that one in seven Afghans has paid a bribe while the Kabul Bank scandal greatly increased perceptions of the vast corruption in the country.
The report said that government efforts to eliminate corruption have been in vain and that corruption has only increased in the country.
The Afghan government responded that major efforts are underway to bring the level of the corruption down.
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The average bribe paid by each Afghan amounts to one-third the normal salary of a government employee, or $150 month.
The Coalition of Afghan Women to Fight Corruption protested on Wednesday to oppose the rising corruption in the country and demanded a stable and corruption free Afghanistan in the future.
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there is still no AF, very faint af cramps and tender boobs occasionally but lots of CM when i wipe (sorry TMI)
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I am nervous about getting a BFN again like last month as my AF is not strictly 34 days cycle but want to test as drinking out with friends tomorrow night (if not preg)
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Nashville native Reese Witherspoon has issued an apology after she and her husband, James Toth, were arrested in Atlanta early Friday morning.
Witherspoon released a statement late Sunday saying she was sorry for her "disrespectful" behavior to police.
Witherspoon said she was worried about her husband and "clearly had one drink too many" but asserted her respect for law enforcement in the statement released by her Los Angeles-based spokeswoman, Meredith O'Sullivan Wasson.
The actress and her agent husband were arrested and briefly jailed after he was pulled over for suspicion of driving while intoxicated.
Toth is charged with driving under the influence and failure to maintain a lane while driving.
According to police reports, Witherspoon was arrested on a disorderly conduct charge after repeatedly disobeying officer instructions.
The arresting officer wrote in his report that while he was conducting Toth's field sobriety test, "Mrs. Witherspoon began to hang out the window and say that she did not believe that I was a real police officer."
The officer alleges that although he repeatedly asked Witherspoon to stay in the vehicle, she exited the car and told him "'that she was a 'U.S. citizen' and that she was allowed to 'stand on American ground.'"
During her arrest for disorderly conduct, the officer says, "Mrs. Witherspoon asked, 'Do you know my name?' I answered, 'No, I don't need to know your name.' I then added, 'Right now.' Mrs. Witherspoon stated, 'You're about to find out who I am.'" "Mrs. Witherspoon also stated, 'You are going to be on national news.' I advised Mrs. Witherspoon that was fine."
Witherspoon and Toth married in March 2011.
The Oscar-winning actress is currently shooting the indie drama The Good Lie in Atlanta. In 2005, Witherspoon won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role as June Carter Cash in Walk the Line.
A court hearing that was scheduled for Monday was reset for May 22.
Copyright WSMV 2012 (Meredith Corporation). All rights reserved. The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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