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Check Op Notes in Lisfranc Fractures Before Billing 28606

Published on Tue Mar 17, 2015

Question: Our podiatrist saw a patient. His MRI stated that no actual fracture of the bones was found but a dislocation of the tarsometatarsal joints was noticed. The physician’s notes show: -- stabilization under traction and local pressure for Lisfranc fracture dislocation joints 1,2,3,4, and 5. -- introduced percutaneously K-wires to from the base of the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th metatarsals [...]
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