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Tarsometatarsal or Great Toe Arthrodesis? Here’s Why It Matters

Published on Tue Feb 16, 2021

If your podiatrist performs arthrodesis on the patient’s great toe, you have two codes to choose from. If you see in the medical documentation that your podiatrist performed arthrodesis, then he surgically immobilized a joint by fusing bones. Your podiatrist can perform many different types of arthrodesis on a patient’s feet and toes. Read on to learn more about the [...]
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