Lumbar laminectomy help

Which is the correct way to transcribe this -- lumbar disc or lumbar disk -- I have been transcribing 4-ever and typed it disc but was recently told it is disk?? ...

The patient had a laminoplasty with lateral plating from C3 to C6 with what sounds like "down" laminectomy of the inferior aspect of C2. Any suggestions? Thanks ...

D: A small incision was carried out from C2 to C1. Hemostasis was obtained with bipolar and Bovie cauterization. __________ was placed in the wound and a supraperiosteal dissection was carried out, identifying the lamina of C3 to C7.The blank, after listening four hundred times, still sounds like "wheat liner" but this guy speaks at the speed of sound, so I am stumped and unfamiliar with ortho surgery.Any help is gratefully appreciated. ...

Help! Sounds like it begins with "sq" "squalolimbal" "square window" ......."a ___________laminectomy was cut" ...

The skin was then prepped with (s/l)bridene, sterile towels, and drapes. ...

Any Ideas greatly appreciated... ...

This is a lumber CT with axial and s/l sidial reconstructed images. I have no clue what he's really saying. Can someone help me, please? ...

L5-S1 small central disc protrusion. This is s/l amenable and dense thecal sac but does not appear to result in overt nerve root compression or displacement. Thanks! ...

When someone has a microdiskectomy at multiple levels, is it L3-4-5, L3-5, or L3-4 and L4-5 microdiskectomies? I know I should know this but for the life of me my brain is not working this morning! Thanks! ...

I'm looking for a type of implantation to help lumbar pain that sounds like "metroniziminent" implantation. - that's as close as I can get, she says the word very quickly. ...

Doc is reading MRI results and saying what s/l Kerterfield ligamentum flavum. Can't find any word close to Kerterfield. any ideas? ...

her job requires her to do lumbar rotaflexion ...

Total (sat ?) images of the lumbar spine were performed. ...

An evaluation of her spine on 08/04/11 with an x-ray revealed a retrolisthesis of L3-L4 with a s/l disk-I-S. Thanks . ...

"A guidewire was placed over the left L4-5 of *5-1* hemilamina." I do not recognize the reference and don't even know where to look to verify it! He says very clearly "left L4-5 of five one hemilamina." Thanks. ...

Problem List Degenerative arthritis of the cervical and lumbar spines. It sounds like he is saying spines (pl). Is it spines or spine?? ...

There are (S/L paired) pedicle screws and posterior fusion rods at L4, L5 and S1 with resulting susceptibility artifact. Thank you in advance... ...

Hello! :) I am transcribing radiology reports, and the dictator starts off with something that sounds like: "Lumbar spine (with a blithe/blythe)." Any idea what the "with a blithe, " might be? ~Lotte Hello! :) I am transcribing radiology reports, and the dictator starts off with something that sounds like: "Lumbar spine (with a blithe/blythe)." Any idea what the "with a blithe, " might be? ~Lotte ...

Hi everyone. The doctor s/l he is saying: "We have also talked about the off labral use of the MP in the posterolateral recess and posterior interbody spacers." I think that's what he is saying, not sure of the bold words. DX is lumbar instability, stenosis & radiculopathy L3-4 and 4-5. There is also a synovial cyst off L3-4. Not able to locate these exact words on any websites/searches. Thanks for any help. ...

She has fair active forward flexion activities of the lumbar spine without positive ______________ (s/l help) signs upon spinal extension ...

I get myself so confused on these all the time b/c I never know when it's okay to combine the words and when it's not and the docs always say them separately no matter what. For an "anterior lumbar interbody fusion with instrumentation" would it be anterior lumbar or should I change that to anterolumbar? Thanks for your help! ...

The lateral view showed similar findings, both anterior and posteriorly, superior and inferiorly, of the lumbar vertebrae and more significantly **autofusion** was noted at the L4-L5 level. ...

I'm having some trouble with this dictation...I think it must have been late in the day for this dr...this one was didn't make sense in many places where she'd use the wrong words, not finish a thought, dictate different med doses, etc. I've narrowed it down to 2 that I absolutely cannot get & I don't know if they are mistakes or not. The patient is being worked up for lumber pain, DDD, muscle weakness, and a positive ANA. "The patient was having muscle ...

doc keeps saying what sounds like "continental" lumbar hernia repair and for the life of me I can't find anything like that. It doesn't really sound like contralateral though there are bilateral lumbar hernias and they're doing a staged procedure. Anyone got any ideas?? TIA!! ...

6545 screw, 55 tap (says five five, not 55) How do you type this? New to Orthopedic op reports. Thanx much ...

MRI of the lumbar spine demonstrates no evidence of any drop metastases. There is an incidental note of s/l retro frag eers signal abnormality. (or right rofrag eers) ...

The doctor dictates: Lumbar puncture was performed and the CSF showed cryptococcal trough 1:512. "India ink pains were positive" Has anyone ever heard of this? If so what does "India ink" pains mean? ...

Lumbar laminectomy help - MSmt

WAG but dorsolaterally? sm - Txczech

Thanks much! - MSmt

Glad to help. - Txczech

twist-tied? maybe "twisted" ? (nm) - Mushroom

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