Perfect is the Enemy of Good

Maladaptive Perfectionism, brain science and decision making

Screws and rods don’t really seem to belong inside the human body. Shiny titanium, dripping blood, protruding from ivory bone like an alien’s appendage: weird, right? The internal fixation of vertebrae certainly has its proper place in the surgeon’s armamentarium, though. Especially in the never-ending battle against tumor, trauma or spinal degeneration.