Doing a LeFort I and sagittal split osteotomy, MD dictates he used bibeveled chisels and s/l Harguss chisels to separate the proximal and distal segments.
Just when I thought I had their terminology down pat, somebody gave them a new piece of Christmas in the staff grab bag! ...
I have a dr. who consistently says all capital letters for that. I always thought it was just scarf because it had to do with the type of incision. ...
Tranpositional capital fragment osteotomy in rectus alignment with good sesamoid positioning noted. The s/l "hyroid" demonstrates no evidence of displacement.
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The _______ was displaced laterally, reducing the deformity, impacted, temporarily fixated, and then fixated permanently with the AO technique using the 2.4-mm cannulated Synthes screw.
Sounds like capital foramen? New podiatrist, unable to figure out. Need sleep so bad.
Thanks so much in advance. ...
"I have discussed with the family and I have anticipated approximately a 4 to 5 cm difference of the possibility that pan-genu epiphysiodesis at the appropriate time for ultimate equalization." ...
A wire would not pass across the mediastinum. I changed to a straight wire from the J-wire and was able to pass into the atrium. I "daughter" dilated this area. ...
He was placed on levodopa therapy. With this, both him and his wife noticed his gait improved as well as the tremor. He has actually run out of this over the last 4 or 5 days and it may be a little bit of worsening.
That is typed as dictated, I am stumped as to cleaning it up. Also.. 'both him and his wife' does not sound right to me? or is it right. ...
There is no weakness, overt numbness, loss of balance, loss of bowel or bladder, speech difficulties, visual difficulties, or lateralizing weakness. ...
Here's what I hear...Evaluation for elective thymectomy in displacement with myasthenia gravis. Not sure if it sounds like "in" or "and". Which is correct? Thanks for any help! ...
He had multiple facial fractures including bilateral number three fracture, ligament injury in C7-T1, left hand fracture, T9 compression fractures, multiple rib fractures, right clavicular fracture, and left second metacarpal fracture.
Does this make any sense? I have no idea what a number three fracture is, but he says it pretty clearly. ...