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Orthopedic Procedures:

Keep These Common Ortho Medical Terms Handy

Published on Tue Jan 20, 2015

Knowledge of terms can make coding less confusing Fracture care and orthopedic procedures are common ED presentations, but there are many different kinds of fractures several with more than one descriptive name. Unless you are fluent in Latin or Greek you may need help understanding some of the terms used to describe the nature of the injury and the corresponding [...]
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