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Proximal phalanx fracture is healed. Screws are in good position. The s/l ser-toge wire is in

Posted By: Looking on 2008-03-27
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Subject: Proximal phalanx fracture is healed. Screws are in good position. The s/l ser-toge wire is in

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ORIF of proximal phalanx
Subject: ORIF of proximal phalanx

In this op note, the doctor says a "one five recon plate" was trimmed to the appropriate length, and I placed a "one five" screw distally.  Would you agree this should be transcribed as 1.5 (as in mm).  He didn't say mm, and I won't go so far as to put mm in the report.


Exam of the left hand reveals a 0.5 x 0.5 cm area of s/l pointing along the proximal phalanx to sm
Subject: Exam of the left hand reveals a 0.5 x 0.5 cm area of s/l pointing along the proximal phalanx to sm

the 5th finger on the palmar surface. Thanks for any help.

Her x-ray shows slight angulation of her distal phalanx fracture in the s/l plane of joint motion.TY
Subject: Her x-ray shows slight angulation of her distal phalanx fracture in the s/l plane of joint motion.TY

 


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Subject: proximal humeral fracture

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Subject: placed in supine position in the s/l BIG CHICK fracture table??

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Ortho: Soft tissue s/l --position fracture hematoma
Subject: Ortho: Soft tissue s/l --position fracture hematoma


After the soft tissue s/l (muffled)position, fracture hematoma, and comminution were removed, reduction maneuver was performed using a large periarticular clamp. 


 


I am not sure if this is supposed to be part of soft tissue or what...Thanks.


s/l "pacer" battery pack in good position.
Subject: s/l "pacer" battery pack in good position.

I have listened over and over and can hear no indication of "maker" after pacer.  Anyone heard this?
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Subject: listen for orthotopic position (meaning normal or usual position). nm


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Subject: is there a position s/l Dutch? left lateral decubitus position?


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Subject: Procto position probably short for proctoscopic position. nm

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Subject: butt-healed scar

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Subject: well healed s/l fan and steel scar

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The right axillary s/l follicle is entirely healed with no drainage, no redness, and no warmth. sm
Subject: The right axillary s/l follicle is entirely healed with no drainage, no redness, and no warmth. sm

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1st phalanx
Subject: 1st phalanx

First phalanx is okay, but 1st phalanx is better because it is recommended to use numerals in medical reports. (Book of Style)
phalanx?
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xx
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Maybe just phalanx even though would be redundant? nm
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Subject: Phalanx fractures - word help

Review of his x-rays today shows that he has some fourth and fifth proximal phalanx fractures of the shaft, just a little oblique in nature.  The s/l 'ulnar-peri' was significantly displaced.


Hx: Fourth and fifth phalanx fractures.


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Subject: Left distal phalanx S/l-phalen.

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and


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Subject: s/l rule out "trillow" fracture or "metanews" fracture


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Subject: Ankle Screws

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Subject: list of screws - could it be any of these?

Absolute absorbable screw
Ace screw
AcroMed screw
alar screw
Alta cancellous screw
Alta cortical screw
Alta cross-locking screw
Alta lag screw
Alta supracondylar screw
Alta transverse screw
AMBI hip screw
Amset R-F screw
anchor screw
AO cancellous screw
AO cortex screw
AO lag screw
AO spongiosa screw
AO-ASIF screw
Arthrex sheathed interference screw
arthrodesis screw
ASIF cancellous screw
ASIF cortical screw
ASIF malleolar screw
Asnis III cannulated screw
Aten olecranon screw
Autogenesis automator for Ilizarov screw
axial compression screw
Barouk cannulated bone screw
Basile hip screw
Bechtol screw
bicortical screw
Bio-Absorbable interference screw
BioCuff C bioresorbable cannulated screw
Bio-Interference tibial screw
Biologically Quiet interference screw
Bionx absorbable cannulated screw
Bionx self-reinforced PLLA smart screw
BioRCI screw
BioScrew absorbable interference screw
BioSorbFX SR self-reinforced plate and screw
Bold compression screw
bone mulch screw
Bosworth coracoclavicular screw
buttress thread screw
Campbell cannulated screw
cancellous bone screw
cannulated cancellous lag screw
cannulated hip screw
CAPIS screw
carpal scaphoid screw
Carrell-Girard screw
Caspar cervical screw
chrome cobalt screw
Clearfix screw
Cohort bone screw
Collison screw
compression hip screw
compression lag screw
Concise compression hip screw
cortex screw
cortical bone screw
cortical cancellous screw
Cotrel pedicle screw
Coventry screw
crown drill screw
cruciate head bone screw
cruciform head bone screw
Cubbins screw
DeMuth hip screw
DePuy interference screw
Deyerle interlocking screw
distal locking screw
distraction screw
double-threaded Herbert screw
Duo-Drive screw
Dwyer spinal screw
Dynamic condylar screw (DCS)
dynamic hip screw (DHS)
ECT bone screw
Edwards modular system spinal/sacral screw
Eggers screw
encased screw
EndoFix bioabsorbable interference screw
expansion screw
Fabian screw
femoral head cork screw
Fixateur Interne screw
flute of cannulated screw
foreign body screw
four-tap screw
Garden screw
Gentle Threads interference screw
Glasgow screw
Glass-Bessen transfixion screw
glenoid fixation screw
Guardsman femoral interference screw
Hahn screw
Hall spinal screw
Hamilton screw
Heck screw
Hedrocel titanium screw
Henderson lag screw
Herbert bone screw
Herbert scaphoid screw
Herbert-Whipple bone screw
hex screw
hexagonal slot-cap screw
hip compression screw
hollow mill Asnis cannulated screw
hook trial set screw
Howmedica ICS screw
Howmedica Universal compression screw
iliac screw
iliosacral screw
Ilizarov screw
Instrument Makar biodegradable interference screw
Integrity acetabular cup screw
interference screw
interfragmentary lag screw
Intrafix screw
Isola spinal implant system iliac screw
Isola vertebral screw
Jeter lag/position screw
Jewett pick-up screw
Johannson lag screw
Jones screw
Kaessmann screw
Kostuik screw
Kristiansen eyelet lag screw
Kurosaka interference-fit screw
lag screw
Lane bone screw
lateral screw
Leinbach olecranon screw
Leone expansion screw
Linvatec absorbable screw
Lippman screw
locking screw
Long Beach pedicle screw
Lorenzo screw
Luhr screw
lumbar pedicle screw
Lundholm screw
Luque II screw
Luque pedicle screw
machine screw
malleolar screw
Marion screw
Martin screw
maxillofacial bone screw
McLaughlin carpal scaphoid screw
medial bicortical screw
medial unicortical screw
Medoff axial compression screw
micrometric screw
mille pattes screw
mini AO screw
minifragment screw
Moberg screw
Morris biphase screw
Moss screw
Mouradian screw
multiaxial screw
navicular screw
Neufeld screw
No-Lok screw
non-self-tapping screw
Olerud PSF screw
Ormandy screw
Orthex cannulated bone screw
Orthofix screw
Osteomed screw
OsteoTite bone screw
Palex expansion screw
Palmer screw
pedicle screw
PerFixation screw
PGA screw
Phillips head screw
Phillips recessed-head screw
Pilot point screw
polyaxial cervical screw
polylactide absorbable screw
posterior-anterior screw
Preston screw
Propel cannulated interference screw
pull screw
Ray screw
ReUnite orthopedic screw
reverse-threaded screw
Revo retrievable cancellous screw
Richards classic compression hip screw
Richards lag screw
Richmond subarachnoid screw
rigid pedicle screw
Rockwood shoulder screw
Russell-Taylor screw
sacral alar screw
sacral pedicle screw
Schanz screw
screw alignment bar
screw alignment rod
screw angle guide
screw angulation
screw backout
screw breakage
screw compressor
screw depth calibrator
screw depth gauge
screw design
screw epiphysiodesis
screw fixation
screw fixation operation
screw fusion
screw head
screw implantation
screw insertion
screw insertion technique
screw loosening
screw placement C-guide
screw position perioperative monitoring
screw stabilization
screw stripout
screw tap
screw tip
screw toggle
screw torque
Scuderi screw
Selby I, II screw
self-tapping bone screw
SemiFix screw
set screw
Shanz screw
Sharpey screw
Shelton bone screw
Sherman bone screw
Simmons double-hole spinal screw
Simmons-Martin screw
sliding compression hip screw
small fragment screw
small-headed screw
spherical-headed screw
spongiosa screw
stainless steel screw
Steffee plate and screw
step screw
Storz screw
Stryker lag screw
subarticular screw
superior thoracic pedicle screw
Swiss cancellous screw
syndesmotic screw
Synthes compression hip screw
Thatcher screw
thoracolumbar pedicle screw
Thornton screw
threaded cancellous screw
thumb screw
tibial head screw
titanium screw
Tivanium cancellous bone screw
Townley bone graft screw
Townsend-Gilfillan screw
traction tongs screw
transarticular screw
transfixion screw
transpedicular screw
transverse screw
triangulated pedicle screw
TSRH pedicle screw
tulip pedicle screw
Tunneloc bone mulch screw
unicortical screw
Universal fixation screw
Uppsala screw
Vari-Angle screw
varus-valgus adjustment screw
VDS screw
Venable screw
Venable-Stuck screw
Virgin hip screw
Vitallium screw
VLC compression screw
VSF screw
Wagner-Schanz screw
Weise jack screw
Wiltse pedicle screw
wood screw
Woodruff screw
Wurzburg screw
Yuan screw
Zimmer compression hip screw
Zuelzer screw
type of screws
Subject: type of screws

s/l Kinsella or Cansella screws


This is an ORIF of lateral malleolus and I don't normally do OP notes !!!


Where are the screws being inserted? nm
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Sequoia screws
Subject: Sequoia screws


cannulated screws (sometimes you will hear)sm
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4.5 cannulated screws....
Synthes cannulated screws; don't know the other. nm
Subject: Synthes cannulated screws; don't know the other. nm

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s/l * accumed* plate and screws
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PLIF with pedicle screws? nm
Subject: PLIF with pedicle screws? nm


Just my opinion, but I would say set lock (like set screws). Anyone else?
Subject: Just my opinion, but I would say set lock (like set screws). Anyone else?


I wish I had a dime for every doc who screws up methylprednisolone. SM
Subject: I wish I had a dime for every doc who screws up methylprednisolone. SM

I think there are many docs who actually think there is a drug called methlyprednisone, and the rest just mispronounce it. I'd say 99.9% chance you want methylprednisolone.
ORIF/type of screws used...
Subject: ORIF/type of screws used...

sounds like surgeon is saying feltapping cortical screws.  TIA!


S/L Sinetech polyaxial screws
Subject: S/L Sinetech polyaxial screws

Lumbar disc surgery, sounded like Sinetech or Sinetex polyaxial screws; after listening carefully, it's not SpineTech. Of course he said it about 20 times in this long, long report.
BioOss? for fixation instead of screws? sm
Subject: BioOss? for fixation instead of screws? sm

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    Subject: proximal?


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    Subject: Ortho - syndes-motion screws?

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    Subject: s/l Prost OrthoPro cannulated screws

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    Two Prost OrthoPro cannulated screws.


    Thanks!