Data Trace Editor – Discussion: – child abuse occurs most often under the age of 3 years; – when child abuse goes unrecognized, the mortality rate may be as high as 5%; – common patterns for abuse: – unwitnessed spiral fractures – fractures occuring prior to walking age; – common fractures: … Read more
– Discussion of Myelodysplasia – Spinal Deformities: – vertebral column development: – scoliotic & kyphosis in myelomeningocele may be either congenital or paralytic, or combination of both; – scoliosis in myelomenigocele: – kyphosis in myelomenigocele: – need to distinguish between 2 distinct types of kyphosis both of which are centered over mid lumbar segment; – … Read more
– See: – Anesthesia and Timing for Femoral Neck Fractures: – Anesthesia in the Spinal Cord Injured Patient: – Cardiac Orders / Meds: – Malignant Hyperthermia: – Risk Assessment: – Anesthetic Agents: – Lidocaine: … Read more
– See: General Orders – Effects on Musculoskeletal System: – see importance of glucose control in the surgical patient – diabetic foot pathology: – vascular pathology: – diabetic charcot foot and ankle: – neuropathic ulceration: – diabetic osteomyelitis – experimental evidence that suggests that gram positive bacteria thrive in hyperglycemic state and that gram negative … Read more
Current Concepts Review. Musculoskeletal Considerations in Pregnancy.
Note: it is the responsibility of the physician to ensure that these codes are correct. Debridement Excision of Skin Lesions / Ulcers Excision of Foreign Body or Superficial Tumors Spinal Procedures (and rib) Shoulder, Clavicle, and Humerus Procedures Elbow, Wrist, and Hand Procedures Hip, Femur and Knee Procedures … Read more
Pagets Disease Panner’s Disease Parathyroid hormone Parsonage-Turner Syndrome Paronychia: Parosteal Osteosarcoma Patella / Patello-Femoral Function … Read more
– Discussion: – causative organism of leprosy is M. leprae; – acid-fast, obligate, intracellular gram-positive bacillus that reproduces maximally at 27°C to 30°C; – frequent subacute polyarthritis involving the small joints of the hands and feet; – organism infects the skin and cutaneous nerves, … Read more
– Indications for ORIF: – failure of closed reduction and pecutaneous pin fixation; – fractures presenting w/ more than than 2 mm of displacement and greater than 15 deg of talometatarsal angulation); – young competitive atheletes may require anatomic reduction; – … Read more
– Discussion: -The surgical treatment of isolated mason type 2 fractures of the radial head in adults: comparison between radial head resection and open reduction and internal fixation. – posterolateral approach: (Kocher Approach) – approach the fascial plane between the ECU and anconeus muscle … Read more