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There is Herbert screw (A-bear) ?

Posted By: Txczech on 2006-02-13
In Reply to: name of screw for fracture? - wrist x-ray

Subject: There is Herbert screw (A-bear) ?




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Here are some refs for Herbert screw. sm
Subject: Here are some refs for Herbert screw. sm

Of course I meant Herbert is pronounced sometimes as "a-bear".


 


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BEAR not quite right...it should be
Subject: BEAR not quite right...it should be

That should be BAER, which stands for brainstem auditory evoked potential according to my Stedmans eledctronic medical dictionary.  I wouldn't think it would be brainstem evoked.  Auditory evoked makes more sense to me.  No offense intended to anyone.


Polar bear ? ...sm
Subject: Polar bear ? ...sm

He was given a s/l polar bear without change in symptoms.


Doc gave this for epigastric pain.  


is it weightbear or weight bear?
Subject: is it weightbear or weight bear?

It's the end of the day and I cannot remember if it is "weightbear" or "weight bear" as in "The patient may weightbear/weight bear as tolerated."


I tried to look it up online and found it both ways...  I know it is weightbearing...


My eyes are starting to cross and it looks funny either way!


I usually change this to bear weight
Subject: I usually change this to bear weight


I usually hyphenate it to "weight-bear".
Subject: I usually hyphenate it to "weight-bear".

as in, "the patient's foot pain had disappeared, and he was finally able to weight-bear for short periods of time each day".
Gilbert's maybe? (French s/l Jil-bear)
Subject: Gilbert's maybe? (French s/l Jil-bear)

x
weight bear or weightbear
Subject: weight bear or weightbear

can anyone reply on this im editing right now
okay, again...a no brainer. thanks. bear with me. he is new and I'm in unfamiliar waters. nm
Subject: okay, again...a no brainer. thanks. bear with me. he is new and I'm in unfamiliar waters. nm

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Patient may weight-bear as tolerated.
Subject: Patient may weight-bear as tolerated.

Would this be punctuated right, with the hypen? It just sounds weird and backwards....lol.
tzczech is da bomb - not only are you smarter than the average bear -
Subject: tzczech is da bomb - not only are you smarter than the average bear -

but how did you accumulate all these websites?  Awesome!  I can only help if I can hear the word - these sound likes escape me - drugs I can do sometimes.
Is there such a thing as a s/l bear skin sling for the shoulder? Thanks!
Subject: Is there such a thing as a s/l bear skin sling for the shoulder? Thanks!


Pediatric Arm Sling - ProCare Healthcare Bear ?
Subject: Pediatric Arm Sling - ProCare Healthcare Bear ?


Infant hearing problem. Going to ear doctor for a s/l BEAR, is this correct..nm
Subject: Infant hearing problem. Going to ear doctor for a s/l BEAR, is this correct..nm

nm
ellipitical excision was fashioned to fall within an upper lip *bear-eye-did* sm
Subject: ellipitical excision was fashioned to fall within an upper lip *bear-eye-did* sm

sounds like possibly a tool to keep the incision with the margins of the lip... it kind of sounds like *parotid* but this is upper lip, not lower. 
s/l bare/bear/bayer exam - infant neuro nm
Subject: s/l bare/bear/bayer exam - infant neuro nm


i believe that would be a 6.5 screw.
Subject: i believe that would be a 6.5 screw.

x
could be lag screw
Subject: could be lag screw


screw?
Subject: screw?


Homerun screw?

Okay, I could have sworn I asked about this already but I can't find any documentation of an answer.  It's an orthopedic procedure on the calcaneus.  He's using "an additional ?homerun? screw placed from the tibia to the talus . . "


Help!  This time I promise I'll write it down!


home run screw

It's 2 words instead of one.


Bi-lock screw??
Subject: Bi-lock screw??

ORIF of finger with bi-lock screw?
name of screw for fracture?
Subject: name of screw for fracture?

An ***abear*** screw has been placed securing that fracture. 


s/l abare screw


arthro-fix screw
Subject: arthro-fix screw

Anyone heard of this, and is this the correct way to type it?


Thanks!


Arthrex screw
Subject: Arthrex screw

orthopedics
Cancellous screw. (nm)
Subject: Cancellous screw. (nm)


s/l trans-one screw
Subject: s/l trans-one screw

The patient returns to clinic for followup after an L5-S1 s/l trans-one screw with bilateral posterior facet screw fixation.
pedicle screw
Subject: pedicle screw

He says patient admitted for facetectomy using s/l felist pedicle screws.  What is this? TIA
AO screw...see inside
Subject: AO screw...see inside

Can you get "AO screw and threaded washer with lags"

AO as in Arbeitsgemeinschaft fur Osteosynthesfragen

wow what a name.

screw implanted, maybe
Subject: screw implanted, maybe

nm
stenosis screw? nm
Subject: stenosis screw? nm


Maybe syndesmosis screw...nm
Subject: Maybe syndesmosis screw...nm

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Dynesys screw
Subject: Dynesys screw

Dynesys screw (made by Zimmer)


BioTenodesis screw
Subject: BioTenodesis screw

By Arthrex. Have seen it Bio-Tenodesis also so not sure exactly which one it is.
Facet screw
Subject: Facet screw

nm
syndesmosis screw
Subject: syndesmosis screw

nm
s/l Eikos screw set-nm
Subject: s/l Eikos screw set-nm


Could be "AO screw set"
Subject: Could be "AO screw set"


How about "Acufex screw set"
Subject: How about "Acufex screw set"


There is also an Eggers screw
Subject: There is also an Eggers screw


DHS (dynamic hip screw)
Subject: DHS (dynamic hip screw)


Doing an op...Ace Kyle screw?
Subject: Doing an op...Ace Kyle screw?

Patient has a hip fracture...Thanks!!
can a screw be proud? sm
Subject: can a screw be proud? sm

shoulder surgery-- Next, a single cannulated screw was placed from the greater tuberosity fragment in an oblique fashion into the neck region.  This was measured and filled with a partially threaded screw with a washer.  It had a good bite and was not s/l proud in any sense.


 


thank you in advance


It's cancellous screw........NM
Subject: It's cancellous screw........NM

:-)

syndesmosis screw
Subject: syndesmosis screw


Stimey hip screw?
Subject: Stimey hip screw?

Thanks for any help
cancellous screw
Subject: cancellous screw


Might be Gilbert or Gilbert's, sometimes heard as 'Jhill-bear'. nm
Subject: Might be Gilbert or Gilbert's, sometimes heard as 'Jhill-bear'. nm

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s/l mosamaligo plate and screw
internal fixation device??
Cervical spine screw
Subject: Cervical spine screw

The pt is status post cervical decompression and instrumented fusion. Under radiographs, doc states This reveals significant OPLL from C2 to C6-7 with ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament.  There is interval change with ___ screws placed from C3 to C6 with excellent fusion apparent on CT.


 


Sounds like Neuromass screws. Has anyone heard of this? Thank you!!


s/l Waterson's screw or tree?
Subject: s/l Waterson's screw or tree?

Operative note.
Sentence: With the heart in full arrest, 'watersons tree' was opened widely with Metzenbaum's and mitral valve inspected.