Been doing ortho for quite a long time but can't figure this one out... biceps tests including Speed, Yergason, and s/l "mamori" are all negative.
Any help?: ...
Neurologic examination of his lower extremities is fully intact, including motor, sensory, and deep tendon reflexes. Straight leg raising tests are negative. s/l "Stewart" test is positive bilaterally.
thanks for any help! ...
He is testing a patient who has shoulder strain. "I can feel some crepitation as he moves his scapula across his s/l long field."
I've never heard this before. Maybe "lung field", but in an external ortho test that seems odd. Any thoughts? ...
I must be way off because I can't find it in my books either. Thanks for any help.
DDH of the left hip.
Examination of her hips today showed _____, Ortolani, and Barlow tests are negative. Hips are quite stable. ...
Doc is doing a knee exam for large meniscal tear and bone-on-bone medial compartment OA. He says what sounds like "Simons first test" caused grade 4 posterolateral tenderness.
Any ideas?
Thanks, Andrea ...
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! ...