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muscularskeletal
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Dislocation | displacement of a bone from its normal location in a joint |
| Fixation | the application of pins, wires, screws, and so on to immobilize; these can be placed externally or internally |
| Skeletal traction | application of force to a limb with the used of a pin, screw, wire, or clamp attached to the bone |
| Soft tissue | tissues (fascia, connective tissue, muscle, etc..)surrounding organs and other structures |
| Arthroplasty | reshaping or reconstructing a joint |
| What is a uniplane fixation device? | Device that has 2 or more pins inserted above a fracture & 2 or more pins below a fracture on only 1 surface & is used to stabilize the fracture |
| What 2 words describe when elastic wrap or take is fastened to the skin or wrapped around a limb and weights are then attached to the wraps or tape? | Skin traction |
| inversion | Turning the sole of the foot inward |
| plantar flexion | bends the foot downward at the ankle |
| Flexion | Decreases the angle of a joint (bending) |
| hyperextension | excessive extension of a limb |
| ligament | band of fibrous tissues that connect cartilage or bone and supports a joint |
| tenorrhaphy | together tow parts of tendon |
| traction | application of force to limb |
| nonsegmental | instrumentation is application of fixative device at each end of area being repaired |
| Revisions | are terms that reflectd the tchnologic advances made in medicine and are incorpated into the CPT manual |
| myelopoiesis | formation of bone marrow |
| distal and proximal epiphysis | two ends of the bone |
| Axial skeleton includes | skull, vertebral column, rib cage |
| appendicular skeleton | Bones of the limbs and limb girdles that are attached to the axial skeleton |
| Closed treatment | fracture treatment when site is not surgically opened and visualized or reduction |
| Open treatment | fracture site that is surgically opened and vusualized |
| Percutaneous | reshaping or reconstructing a jiont |
| Fracture | break in a bone |
| Manipulation | word used interchangeably with reduction to mean the attempted restoration of a fracture or joint dislocation to its normal anatomic position |
| Arthrodesis | surgical immobilization of a joint |
| Would a biopsy code usually include the administration of any necessary local anesthesia? | yes |
| What is arthrocentesis? | Aspiration of a joint |
| What is the name of the graft that is taken from the lower thigh area where the fascia is the thickest? | Fascia lata graft |
| What type of stimulation often is used to promote healing of a slow healing fracture? | Electrical or ultrasound |
| What is fast becoming the surgical method of choice for many musculoskeletal procedures today? | Arthroscopy |
| What is the term that describes the use of tape applied to the body to provide support or limit motion? | Strapping |
| Do you bill for the removal of a cast that your physician applied? | No-removal is part of cast service |
| What is the primary difference between the excision codes found in the musculoskeletal system subsection and the excision codes found in the integumentary system subsection? | The Primary difference is extent. The codes in the Musculoskeletal are of biopsies of deep subcutaneous tissue, musclet and/or bone.Integumentary applies to skin & subcutaneous tissue. |
| fasciectomy | excision of fascia |
| joint movement abduction | movement of a limb away from the midline of the body |
| adduction | movement of limb toward midline of body |
| circumduction | circular movement of limb |
| Eversion | turning the sole of the foot outward |
| Dorsiflexion | movement that bends the foot upward at the ankle |
| extension | movement by which two parts are drawn away from each other |
| Supination | movement that turns the palm up |
| pronation | applied to hand, the act of turning palm down |
| lysis | releasing |
| manipulation or reduction | mean the attempted restoration of a fracture or joint dislocation to its normal anatomic position |
| tocar needle | needle with tube on the end; used to puncture and withdraw fluid from cavity |
| anatomic site | muscoskeletal system subsection is formated according to what type of sites |
| local anesthesia | biopsy code usually includes the administration of this |
| arthrocentisis | aspiration of a joint |
| uniplane fixation device | device that has two or more pins |
| fascia lata graft | name of graft that is takent from lower thigh area where fascia is thickest |
| arthroscopy | becoming the surgical method of choice for many muscoskeletal procedures |
| strapping | use of tape applied to the body to provide support or limit motion |
| skin traction | elastic wrap or tape is fastened to the skin or wrapped around a limb and weights are attached to wraps of tape |
| wound exploration | used for traumatic wounds that result from penetrating trauma |
| incision | code used when abscess is associated with soft tissue and possibly down to the bone that underlies the abscess area |
| orif | open reduction with internal fixation uses pins wires screws to stabilize a fracture |
| keller type procedure | in which a wire is inserted through the bone of a toe to hold bones in correct alignment |
| hallux | great toe |
| valgus | angulation of toe toward midline |
| injection codes | used to report injections made into tendon,ligament or ganglion cyst |
| spinal instrumentation | used to stabilize the spinal column in some repair procedures |
| segmental | instrumentation is attached of a fixated device at each end of area being repaired, at least on other attachement in spinal area being fixed |
| major | shoulder or hip |
| small | finger or toe |
| intermediate | ankle or elbow |
| Nature, extent, and need | represent three of the six elements that a special report must contain |
| scoliosis | abnormal condition of lateral curvature of the spine |
| pyrexia | fever |
| podagra | pain in big toe |
| ischium | upper part of hip bone |
| ethmoid bone | cranial bone supports nasal cavity |
| colles fracture | bone break at the wrist |
| bone occipital | forms the back and base of skull |
| talipes | clubfoot |
| trochanter | large process below the neck of the femur |
| calcaneus | heel bone |
| olecranon | elbow bone |
| communited fracture | bone is splintered or crushed |
| acetabulum | hip socket |
| sphenoid bone | bat-shaped cranial bone behind the eye |
| Three types of muscle | skeletal, cardiac, smooth |
| smooth muscle | involuntary muscle found in internal organs |
| skeletal muscle | striated and voluntary |
| How many muscles are in the body? | 600 |
| Skeletal has two divisions | Axial, appendicular |
| Diaphysis | shaft of a long bone |
| articulations | Joints; points where two bones meet. Degrees of mobility |
| Synovial fluid | The small amount of liquid within a joint used as lubrication. |