Does anyone have an edition of Stedman's Ortho book that was published recently. I'm looking for a Kuda shaver. Stedman's M&S Equipment 5th edition has it listed this way but my use of it is being questioned. My "old" Stedman's Otho has a Cuda shaver but does not mention Kuda..... Any help you can provide to help me prove there are 2...a Kuda and a Cuda....is appreciated. Thanks. ...
Dictated: Continue physical therapy. They will try iontophoresis or phonophoresis. He should continue with anti-inflammatory medication, stretching exercises, use of orthotics or inserts, and comfortable shoes. Consider cortisone injection or E-wall treatment. [end of note]
He clearly says "E-wall" - I'm thinking maybe acronym ?
I do not have an exact diagnosis as this is a f/u note - just that it is the foot-heel-ankle region.
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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!!! ...
Any ideas what this word might be? breedamount
Arthroscopy of the right knee revealed the following problems. The patient was noted to have an acute hemarthrosis of the right knee. She was also found to have a partial tear of the anterior cruciate. An osteochondral fracture of the lateral femoral condyle was also present.
The patient did undergo a ("breedamount") of the right knee and also underwent and osteochondroplasty of the lateral femoral condyle. ...
As dictated: ...scheduled a debridement for ischial pressure wound and rotational flap closure. At that time, he was noted to have very soft and atypical bone on the s/l is-ke-more- is and for osteomyelitis.
Help would be greatly appreciated!!! THANKS! ...
The patient comes in with right shoulder pain. Sentence is:
He has had a previous (s/l "slights") resection of the distal end of the clavicle, probably from his cuff repair.
I can't find anything that makes sense here.
thanks!
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The patient presents with a chief complaint of "riffle" to her right knee. The patient has degenerative arthritis of the knee and is getting a total knee replacement. Can't figure out what "riffle" could be. TIA! ...
Patient is having a total knee revision and one of the components is a:
"A +2 offset 5 degree stem "call it" with a 16.5 mm x 75 mm fluted stem and a 34 mm titanium metaphyseal sleeve."
s/l callit or collett?? VR spit out call it.
THANKS
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Patient had a carpal tunnel relase and doc dictates post-op instruction and then dictates the following:
He is to call us in the fall to have his s/l PRC performed on the right wrist.
Any clue what PRC could be? He pretty clearly dictates PRC but I can't figure it out in regards to the rest of the sentence.
THANKS!!! ...
Pt has injured her right index finger and doctor dictates the following:
I feel that both s/l EC and EIP are intact today on my exam.
I cannot find reference to the EC and possibly the EIP. THANKS for any and all help!!! ...
ankle injection s/l eflux injection. Series of 3.
Does this sound right? Followup today for a recent status post strap diffusion for a bunion correction ...
Dictated: X-ray of the right hip demonstrates solid union with additional remodeling. Fracture lines are no longer visible. _____ s/l "high-roy" position is unchanged. Patient's diagnosis is status post ORIF of intertrochanteric fracture and subsequent subtrochanteric fracture. I suppose it could be "however,".... but it does not sound like all the other "howevers" that come out of his mouth.Any ideas ? thanks! ...
X-rays today show that there is still a faint line through the central portion of the DIP joint, suggesting a s/l fibrocemia or fibrous senior or something developing here. TIA ...
Doc dictating carpal tunnel release OP note. He states "at which point a curvilinear incision was extended into the base of the HYPOTHENUM, volar aspect of right wrist." I cannot verify that "hypothenum" is actually a real word. Has anyone heard of this? Thanks. ...
AP and Y views of the shoulder show that there is improved alignment with the humeral head as far as the deltoid s/l "apnea" and pseudosubluxation that were reserved initially.
Thanks in advance felllow MTers! ...
I've been doing orthopedic transcription since 1976, and this particular dictator since about 1998, so it's very seldom that I get stumped.
"X-rays of both shoulders show severe DJD, bone on bone, _____ the humeral head, with large osteophyte formation."
It sounds, of all things, like "fliving" with a long I sound, rhymes with "flying."
Anybody got a clue? Thanks.... ...
Verbatim diagnosis:
Advanced osteoarthrosis of right knee with old "crincher" rod in the femur.
I tried "crincher" and maybe Crenshaw and got nothing.
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Patient has erythema and edema of right foot. Doctor says he is going to try "simple (something) suppressor with anti-inflammatories". The something s/l "allo meta thotic" but is garbled/slurred and all I can really be sure of is "thotic" at the end. ...
ok doing an Achilles tendon repair. i am completely stumped here, sure does s/l "crackhouse", but can find nothing, either Kreikhaus, crikhous, etc. any ideas much appreciated. tks
We tried to reapproximate the tendon as best as possible. We did do a *------* type reapproximation of the tendon. We did get the tendon reapproximated. At this time, we elected to use a TissueMend graft.
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Doing a capsulotomy; MD says "PIPJ, which was released with capsulotomy and (J-stroke) maneuver. Cannot fine anything regarding what S/L J-stroke maneuver? ...