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Op report, ortho- preop dx s/l COTTO right fourth - stumped
Posted: Jul 22, 2010
for release of the flexor profundis, fourth digit, right foot. Thanks for any help!
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claw toe? It means it's kinda curled into a claw shape, and they would release the tendon to be able to straighten it back out to normal position. And it's profundUs.
PROCEDURE
The patient was brought to the operating room, and after a successful induction of general anesthetic the right shoulder was then placed on [s/l bump] and prepped with alcohol. Shoulder was then draped in the normal manner.
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The arthritis, that I had already seen on the joint from an injury a year prior, is already manifesting in the form of ____(s/l ral-si-fi-cation) on the medial side.
TIA! ...
The patient is planned for surgery. The physician will come and "preop" him the day prior to surgery. How would you expand that? Thanks for any suggestions. ...
OP = Hip hemiarthroplasty, cemented, for Garden fracture.
"The canal was irrigated. A distal cement plug was placed. Gentamicin bone cement was used, **4th generation technique**. The stem was placed in anatomic anteversion. "
Thanks in advance for any/all input ...
that is less than 30 lines; dictator who repeats every sentence with 1 subtle change; DEAD AIR, etc. It is stressful enough that I'm losing money today but to be stressed out about line count and being perfect...I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE!!!!!! ...
this note is for pain of the right ankle -
She has had multiple treatment modalities, including s/l "an o fa reeses", Lidoderm patch, acupuncture, Neurontin.
and on physical examination,
There are no skin changes over the ankle. No erythema, warmth, or other sign of infection. There is no s/l "al o din e um". She does not have a focal area of tenderness to palpation. ...
A left lateral disc protrusion herniation of 7-8mm is noted effacing the surface of the thecal sac and extends into cauter recess of the left neuroforaminal stenosis. This might impinge the exiting dural sleeve of the left L4 nerve root.
Any ideas? THx. ...
Dictated:
Structurally, I think the wrist is intact. There is no s/l clunking. s/l Lots of chip test is normal. No point tenderness is noted.
Any ideas??? ...
Does this make sense "stiff rank with anterior drawer testing". If not, any suggestions what kind of rank couldsound that way"
As always, my profound gratitiude. ...
I need some opinions please. When they are dictating about joint replacements is it well-seated or well-seeded. I have always typed well-seated but I have had my QA to tell me different TWICE now, one states well-seated and the other states well-seeded.
TIA ...
...lateral partial faciectomy with patellar revision with or without the need forS/L tenalum augment. I do not think there will be an issue with S/L bone stop, but I will have the S/L tenalum augment available.
Thanks in advance. ...
Procedure is: Biomet E1 active articulation dual-mobility total hip.
Implant Utilized: Biomet active articulation dual-mobility hip system with the vitamin E infused polyethylene ball that was 42-mm in diameter with an inner 28-mm _________ ball.
Sounds like "ko o chrome ball?"
Thanks for any help!
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Help, on an arthoscopic repair (knee) he says "a latral patellar s/l porro site was created with an 11 blade...." Is he saying Portal site? Never had this guy before. Please help, uggg. ...
I'm doing something sounds like at C5-6 and C6-7 there is reduced "volvulus" of arytenoid space due to mild disk degeneration. I know its not volvulus - any suggestions? ...
Examination shows that her neck is tender over the lower? cervical spine anteriorly and laterally on the right and left. Motion is good in the neck.
Isn't the neck in the upper cervical spine? I am burnt out today. Thanks for any help. ...
Patient with herniated disk and radicular symptoms. Previous lumbar fusion, cortisone injections.
Recommendation for surgical procedure: s/l PEAK or PEEK cages, plates, fusion.
Is anyone familiar with this? My Stedman's Ortho book has a PEAK Fixation System, but I also find PEEK listed online as PEAK cage-and-plate. Thanks! ...
TEXT: There is some evidence of scapular notching that would be a ____ class III notch up to and possibly slightly beyond the inferior screw.
Sounds like servo? ...
Right thumb revision of amputation.... "On s/l gwen-e-ometer exam today he has full range of motion at his CMCJ."
I feel like this may be random english words, but just want to make sure before I kill myself trying to figure it out.
Thanks! ...
Patient had a midshaft clavicle fracture and was placed into an 's/l aloe-fin-air' splint. He is very clear, but his mind is not on his dictation..... Thanks for taking the time to look! ...
He's eating and mumbling at the same time, my two favorite bad habits....
Sounds like he is saying - I'm spelling phonetically here....
Bazed ri-ko-lar (long I on the ri) high intertrochanteric fracture.
He says this twice - the second time he is throws in "instrumented (bazed ri-ko-lar) high intertrochanteric fracture"
Thanks for your help and your time! I appreciate it.
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Patient presents to office with no gait deviations, equal weightbearing bilaterally and with a s/l **Blockley's** ankle brace.
I have been searching supplier web sites for 30 minutes and have been unable to find this.
TIA!!! ...