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Acumed Small Bone Fixator

This lightweight, versatile, rigid fixation system provides stability in areas which would otherwise be difficult to treat, like open or comminuted injuries of the metacarpals and metatarsals. – Key features: 1. No custom pin inventory – The Acumed small bone fixator used standard K wires to gain fixation. Each housing assembly will accommodate wire sizes … Read more

3. External Fixation of Upper Extremity/Lower Extremity/Periarticular Fractures with Limited Resources (no X-ray)

CPT Jessica D. Cross CPT Daniel R. Possley I. Introduction             A. External fixation may be performed in austere environment without use of fluoroscopy             B. Ideally, pins should be placed to minimize impact on future internal fixation II. Pin Placement             A. Should be performed as follows (see femoral external fixation placement video) External Fixation – Joe … Read more

Technique for King-Moe Type I or II

Technique Overview: The strategy for instrumenting a King-Moe Type I or II curve (Figure 19) is similar to that used for a Type III curve. The primary difference is that the lumbar curve is fractionally instrumented with use of a down-going hook at L1 on the convex lumbar, concave thoracic side and an up-going hook … Read more

Voice Files

Bonnie P: patient No 2   Original Text by Clifford R. Wheeless, III, MD. Last updated by Clifford R. Wheeless, III, MD on Tuesday, April 6, 2010 4:17 pm

Tibio-Talar-Calcaneus Arthrodesis

– Discussion:     – surgical indications include diabetic neuropathy, osteoarthritis, posttraumatic injury, talar AVN, and RA involving            ankle and subtalar joints;     – position for pantalar arthrodesis:            – 0-5 deg of calcaneus (not equinus) and 5 deg of valgus;     – in the report by Chou, et al, the authors … Read more

Theophylline Preparations

Immediate Release (Q6hr doses) AMINOPHYLLINE: AMINOPHYLLINE Tabs: 100, 200 mg (79% Theophylline) SOMOPHYLLIN Liquid: 105 mg/5ml (86% Theophylline) OXTRIPHYLLINE (64% Theophylline) CHOLEDYL THEOPHYLLINE ACCURBRON AEROLATE BRONKODYL ELIXICON ELIXOPHYLLIN SLO-PHYLLIN SLO-PHYLLIN-80 SOMOPHYLLIN-T THEOCLEAR-80 THEOLAIR THEOPHYL-225 THEOPHYLLINE Sustained Release (Q8-12hr Doses) OXTRIPHYLLINE (64% Theophylline) ELIXOPHYLLIN SR SLO BID GYROCAPS SLO PHYLLIN GYROCAPS SOMOPHYLLIN CRT THEOBID DURACAPS THEO-DUR … Read more

Expert Opinions for Autologous Hamstring Resurfacing Arthroplasty

1) Prof. Ivan Martin, I was intrigued by your concept and indeed I understand the potential impact it could have. I would be thrilled to hear about the results of further clinical tests, possibly within a prospective, randomized trial, controlled vs the microfracture without resurfacing. Please let me know if you wish to further discuss … Read more

Internet Driven Form Generator for Brief Op note, Orders, Prescriptions, and Patient Education Sheet.

Problem:  1) The busy surgeon is faced with a mounting amount of documentation challenges which interferes with already hardpressed time constraints. (Any surgeon that disputes the increasing amount of documentation is probably not aware of current CMS guidelines).  Most surgeons are probably not aware of what CMS requires and does not require (and has not felt … Read more