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Claus Munk Jensen never rides without a bike helmet, won’t climb ladders anymore, and loves an open-faced cheese sandwich—and he’d like to avoid ever needing the surgeries he performs himself.

He’s the surgeon—he just doesn’t want to end up on the table: the everyday situations he steers clear of

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Som yngre løb han, men knæene sagde stop. Hvor mange andre ønsker operation, vil knoglekirurg og cheflæge på Rigshospitalet Claus Munk Jensen helst selv undgår et indgreb.

»Til sidst fik jeg sgu ondt i knæene, men dem er der ingen kirurg, der skal pille ved«, siger han.

Læs hvorfor ortopædkirurgen ligesom mange kolleger så vidt muligt selv undgår operationer og kunstige led.

Og læs, hvad ortopædkirurgen selv gør, når kroppen smerter. Og hvad han tænker, når turister på cykler ankommer til hospitalet i ambulance.

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