ankle replacement surgery

I am wondering would it make sense to say "She had some tenderness with palpation "near the border" of the patella. Or would it be better to type "She had some tenderness with palpation of the knee "above" the patella." I am not sure what I am hearing. Thanks. ...

"*Haze* were exited out through separate puncture wounds inferior and lateral to the incision." I don't think the sound-alike is really "haze." It just sounds that way. The sentence "Two large Hemovac drains were placed at the depth of the joint." was dictated before the sentence above. I thought maybe "haze" could be "drains", but I'm not sure. Thanks for any help! ...

I'm having trouble deciphering a few words in this sentence dealing with ankle surgery to remove intracuticular sutures. "Tourniquet was placed (about/above?) the left thigh and a (s/l bump) placed beneath the left hip. The lower extremity was then prepped and draped in sterile fashion." I can't tell if he's saying about or above, although I'm not sure if above would make any sense in that sentence, and I'm not sure if bump would make sense, either. ...

During the surgery, the Dr. says the following: "He is being brought to surgery today for aortic root replacement as a (s/l ben tall?)." I cannot get this one! Any fast help is appreciated! ...

Everytime he does an exam for someone after a knee replacement he says: "Range of motion is stable. (?) is intact. The calf is supple and nontender." It sounds like (caution???). I am sure that is not it, but that is the closest s/l. Thanks in advance if you have any ideas. ...

The patient is not quite 3 months postoperative revision of the S/L polyne replacement on his right knee. tia. that is the only sentence to give the s/l. There is no other information I can give throughout the dictation to help. sorry. ...

Revision hip replacement. Doc states pt has a s/l Salzer medical center pulse natural hip...? Any clues? ...

We decided that the "plus 8" hip ball would be appropriate. Would that be transcribed +8 or plus 8 hip ball? ...

Is it just me, or is the keyboard that came with the Dell computer the worst keyboard ever? I can hardly type with it. The keys are hardly elevated at all, my hands keep sliding to other keys. After today, I am going to buy another keyboard. ...

Doctors dictates what sounds like patient had a "unicondylar or a PC2 knee replacement." Is PC2 correct? Can't find any documentation of this. Thanks! ...

struggling with a clinic note regarding knee replacement. Knees are postive ---- in both, right is particularly bad. It is extremely loose. missing word sounds like it starts with a 'd'. ...

I cannot quite get the name of this combination. It sounds like estradial Megoxy? progesterone estese ? Can someone help? ...

Need help on urology op report. Both blanks below sound like "crawl". Does this fit? Thanks...... A 0.03 guidewire was passed up the stent and allowed to _____ on the upper pole. The guidewire was again replaced and a 7-French x 24 double J was placed over the guidewire and allowed to _____ on the renal pelvix and bladder. ...

Stumped here. :( Surgeon says: Two screws fractured at the level of the bone. They were ____________ and removed in the usual fashion. The blank sounds like "truffened", "troughened", "truffined"? Some sort of removal. I have absolutely no idea. Thanks in advance. :) ...

what the correct expanded form of this would be? It is a TKR. I think PS might be posterior stabilized, but I am stumped with the rest. Check on Google, went to Biomet Vanguard site. No help. TIA ...

Patient underwent a right total hip replacement and in the PE he had positive what s/l "stenshil" sign???? Any ideas???? ...

Transcribing an MRI of the ankle. The sentence is: There is significant "s/l low" signal on "s/l T1" and a demarcated appearance consistent with changes of avascular necrosis. Any clues? I swear I keep hearing T1 on that second blank. It's driving me batty! Thanks in advance. ...

Can someone tell me if it is cartilage "aversion" or "eversion"? When I look it up, I only find stuff for dogs. ...

Please help with this statement: [Instantly?] there it is [probable?] accessory ossicle configuration of the posterior process of the talus. and is "sufficially" a word? ...

LeMole retractor, mitral valve replacement? ...

aortic valve replacement -- sounds like 10 mm "Jaway, Gelwave, Jouway" graft was anastamosed with a running 5-0 Prolene. Stuck!!! ...

On 01/07/11, the knee was removed, resection of heterotopic bone, **excision of prior surgical scar** and insertion of an antibiotic spacer block was performed. Questioning excision of prior surgical scar. Does this make sense? Thanks :) ...

I have always typed as Dall-Miles but this ortho doc spells this out. Maybe doing it incorrectly all along? ...

Hi..pt has sprained ankle. My first concern is whether she has any s/l BMEL and we will get an MRI to see that. Any clues about the BMEL? Thanks! ...

ankle replacement surgery - marlee

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