Balar (?) joint of the wrist

I've seen these (and used these) words both ways interchangeably and my boss has never said anything, but I was wondering which was correct... or if these are the type of words that can go either way depending on how they are used in the sentence. I appreciate any help/views you all have. I've seen it both ways online and in my old textbooks. Thanks! ...

Are they both the same thing? I've had doctors dictate both and was curious if they meant anything different than thumb CMC? Thank you :-) ...

There is ____________of the scaphoid at the attachment of the scapholunate ligament with a subtle tear not being able to be excluded. There is mild dorsal __________ of the lunate. There is irregularity of the triangular fiber cartilage without frank tear and _________. MRI demonstrated degenerative changes at the 1st carpometacarpal and scaphotrapezial joint. She has cystic changes versus fluid in the scapholunate interval. There is s/l ***in-stig-nus**** of the scaphoid a ...

The wrist has marrow edema, joint effusion and an intra-articular body. Differential considerations include RA and s/l "indurin" infection. ...

The doctor is saying MIP joint referring to the hand. I have heard of MCP joint but not MIP. Any input? ...

"Check x-rays of the hands and the SI joints. The patient had a limited Schober's, but it is unclear if it was related to the discectomy procedure or an inflammatory arthropathy. The SI joint 's/l thumbserckets' a lower part of his lumbar spine, and it can be assessed for possible syndesmophytes." I'm at a loss as to what that word or words could be. ...

He presented with right prepatellar bursitis and also left index finger septic arthritis. He was seen by orthopedic surgeon who did incision and drainage of both right prepatellar bursa and left first s/l TMP joint. ...

The patient is still having significant problems with regard to her left wrist. A [cockupwrist] was applied for such. He might be saying .. 'dressing' where I think I hear wrist.. and its a K sound (or c) at the beginning, but I've gone through my list of dressings and nothing seems to fit. any ideas? tia :) ...

X-ray findings were obtained and reviewed today. These demonstrate a solid fusion of his distal radius with excellent consolidation of all his carpal bones. His pisiform is in excellent conjunction with the radius itself; the "dairy J"? appears to be well-preserved. There is callus formation over the radius. Please HELP!!!! "Dairy J" ...

She has a negative Finkelstein's test and negative s/l Baylor's grind test. Thanks!! ...

First dorsal compartment of the wrist or 1st dorsal compartment of the wrist? Also, when did intra-articular change to intraarticular? ...

Review of x-rays revealed calcaneal spur. Mild and degenerative changes in the talonavicular and tibiotalar joint areas. I see "tibiotalar" in my word list, but not in the medical dictionary. He clearly says it. Thanks ...

The right hand demonstrates MCP swelling with marked limitation of motion 2-5. Is this correct or is it II-V? ...

Is scaphoradial a word? Should it be scaphoid radial joint? Unable to pin down. Help please. Thanks. ...

He says, "After identifying the deltopectoral interval, the "subcon" joint and subdeltoid space were identified." I can't think and don't find anything starting that way in Stedman's Ortho - actually he says "subcon" and I need to spell it out. thank you. ...

I am a new MT and have only been working a couple of weeks but loving it! I was just wondering if any of you seasoned MTs out there remembered having hand and wrist pain when you first started? With the increased amount of typing that I have been doing all day long every day, I find that my hands and wrists hurt when I am doing other things. I am not talking about being sore, which I expected until I get use to all the typing, but actual stabs of pain when I move them certain w ...

s/l janel or genel test. I cannot find this kind of test in my word books. Any help is greatly appreciated. ...

Plan: We have recommended occupational therapy for modality treatments, s/l BTE strengthening for pronation and supination. ...

He is not tender along the s/l "course of his plate", especially anterior, posterior, medial, lateral. Thanks. ...

I cannot type without a wrist rest for my keyboard. I had a good one and cannot replace it as they no longer make it. Can anyone suggest a good one? My old one was 19" long and about 2" deep. Thanks so much! ...

doc says: He does describe some discomfort over the intersections. On the pressure or palpation over this does not seem to accentuate this. I am assuming it is intersections and not inner sections. Also, he says this like it is one big sentence, but doesn't make sense to me that way. Your opinion on the sentence structure. Thanks! ...

Looking to purchase a wrist rest for a Toshiba Satellite laptop. Suggestions would be appreciated. ...

would it be right hand to wrist pain or right hand-to-wrist pain? ...

My left wrist is killing me. I have been doing ASR for years but lately my wrist hurts much worse. There is probably going to be a syndrome named for this. MModal wrist syndrome or something. I have also had 3 carpal tunnel surgeries. It's ridiculous to be killing our health for peanuts. ...

Pt is status post radius and wrist fractures. No Tinels, Finkelsteins, Phalens, or s/l donnatells of the wrist. ...

Has anyone else noticed extreme pain pop up since SR became the norm? I used to get tired fingers, but nothing like has come on the last few years. I'm on the verge of surgery from tennis elbow on both sides, CT on both sides, can't move my hands for a half hour after I wake up in the morning, etc. All the years of typing didn't bring this on, but 3 years of SR has. Seems obvious to me! ...

need some advice on what the best wrist support braces are as i am starting to have some problems with my right upper wrist and lower forearm, like something is pulling or twisting if I put weight on my hand like to life myself up. don't want it to get any worse, but there's a lot of wrist splints out there. Would like to know what you all use and when you use it. ...

Patient has undergone previous fractures and underwent distal ulnar excision ____ procedure with pinning of the distal ulna to the radius. ...

I have looked everywhere and am stumped. Anyone ever heard of Shogarts joint? The sentence is - His foot is nontender through Shogart's joint. Any help greatly appreciated. Ty ...

Doc says: "Patient has some s/l ageefacee joint arthritis." In googling I found "age facet joint arthritis" but I have no idea if this is right. Can this be right? Who pronounces "age" as "agee"?? I also thought "facet" was pronounced as "fah-SET." This doc is not ESL. He is usually clear as a bell. Does anyone know what "ageefacee" might be? Or is this guy yanking my chain?? (Yes, I'm paranoid <g>) ...

Balar (?) joint of the wrist - mt

volar - rashls

I thought that too, but now I'm hearing basilar joint - mt

Oops...should have looked this up first - it is basilar joint (nm)

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