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partial or complete removal of a limb
AKA - above-knee amputation
BKA - below-knee amputation |
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| puncture for aspiration of a joint |
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| binding or fusing of joint surfaces |
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| repair or reconstruction of a joint |
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| procedure using an arhtroscope to examine, diagnose, and repair a joint from within |
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| transplantation of a piece of bone from one site to another to repair a skeletal defect |
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| open reduction, internal fixation (ORIF) of a fracture |
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| internal surgical repair of a fracture by brining bones back into alignment and fixing them into place, often utilizing plates, screws, and pins |
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| division by incision of a tendon to repair a deformity caused by shortening of a muscle |
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