Orthopedic Operative Terms for Medical Transcriptionists:
(inferior or superior) pole of the patella
0.054 K-wire
13-hole LISS plate
135-degree four-hole side plate
1/8-inch drill bit
4-in-1 femoral cutting block
ABD pads
abduction pillow
Accolade TMZF femoral stem
Ace bandage
Ace wrap
Achilles tendon lengthening
Acumed medial distal humeral plate
acetabulum
ACL (anterior cruciate ligament)
ACL footprint on the tibia
adhesive drapes
aggressive meniscus cutter
anatomical alignment
Ancef
anchoring holes
ankle mortise
anterior horn
anterolateral arthroscopic portal
antibiotic cement spacer
AO splint
AP and lateral views
Arthrex bioabsorbable screw
Arthrex bioabsorbable TransFix pin
ArthroCare ablation device
ArthroCare unit
ArthroCare wand
arthroscopic debridement of labral tears
arthroscopic leg holder
arthroscopic sleeve
articulating cartilage
Asnis cannulated screws
autogenous bone
awl
axillary roll
ball tip guidewire
Bankart shoulder retractor
baseplate
basket shaver
beach chair position
bean bag
bent Homan retractor
Betadine-impregnated Vi-Drape
bioabsorbable Delta interference screw
Bio-Corkscrew suture anchor
bipolar prosthetic replacement
bleeders were cauterized
bleeders were coagulated
blunt obturator
blunt trocar
bone-patellar tendon-bone allograft
bone plug
bone-patellar tendon-bone autograft
bony prominences were padded
both-bone forearm fracture
box chisel
box osteotome
broach
bulky dressings
bunion
bur hole
calcar
cancellous allograft
cancellous allograft chips
cancellous surface
cannulated reamer
cannulated screws
care taken to protect neurovascular structures
C-arm fluoroscopy
cement mantle
cement restrictor
cement was vacuum mixed
cemented stem
chamfer cuts
Charnley retractor
chisel
chondroplasty
clavipectoral fascia
cobalt chrome head
Coban wrap / dressing
Cobb elevator
comminuted
conical reamers
ConstaVac
constrained polyethylene liner
corkscrew
coronal plane
cortical nonlocking screw
cortical screw
crosslink polyethylene
curetted
curing of the cement
curvilinear incision
cutting guide
cyclops lesion
debrided back to stable tissue
deep-dish polyethylene liner
deltopectoral approach
deltopectoral interval
DePuy cement
distal locking screws
drill
drill bit
drill holes
DuraPrep
DuraPrep scrub
Dyonics shaver
eburnated bone
Echelon stem
epiphyseal segment
Ertl bone bridge
Esmarch bandage
Ethibond sutures
exsanguinate
exsanguinated
extensor digitorum longus
extensor lengthening
external fixator
external rotators
fascia lata
fat pad
FCR tendon (FCR = flexor carpi radialis)
femoral head impactor and mallet
femoral neck
femoral neck osteotomy
fiberglass wrist splint
FiberWire suture
figure-of-eight suture
figure-of-four position
fluff dressing
fluffed gauze dressing
fluoroscopy
fluoroscopic guidance
fluted guide rod
four-hole quarter tubular plate
FPL tendon (FPL = flexor pollicis longus)
fracture table
Freer elevator
Fukuda retractor
full-radius resector
full-thickness subperiosteal flaps
gastrocnemius
gastrocnemius recession
Gelfoam and thrombin
Gerdy's tubercle osteotomy
glenohumeral joint
gluteus maximus
gluteus medius and minimus
good capillary refill in all the toes
good purchase in the bone / good purchase within the bone
granulation tissue
grasping-type stitch
greater trochanter
Guardsman femoral interference screw
guidepin
HA-coated press-fit stem
hallux rigidus
hallux valgus deformity
hammertoe correction
Hand Innovations distal radius plate
hardware failure
hemiarthroplasty
Hemovac
high guillotine below-the-knee amputation
hip spica dressing
hole eliminators
horizontal mattress suture
iliac crest
iliotibial band
image intensification
incision centered over the greater trochanter
intercondylar notch
interference screw
interosseous ligament tear
interosseous vessels
intramedullary nail
Ioban
Ioban dressing
IT band
J-guide
Jones bulky dressing
JP drain
Kantrex solution
Kerlix bandage
Kerlix cast pad
Kerlix dressing
keyhole
knee immobilizer
kocherized
K-wires
lateral cortex of the femur
lateral meniscus
laxity
Leksell rongeur
Linvatec absorbable screw
LISS plate (Synthes)
locking condylar plate
locking jig
locking-loop suture technique
long leg cylinder cast
longitudinal rent
loss of fixation
lug hole
Mason-Allen fashion
McConnell headrest
medial meniscus
medial portal
medial tibial plateau
meniscal rim
metatarsophalangeal joint release
methyl methacrylate cement
microfracture of glenoid
mild to moderate protrusio
monocortical locking screws
Monocryl suture
morphogenic protein
Morse taper
notchplasty
olecranon chevron osteotomy
olive wire
oscillating saw
osteophytes
osteotomized
outside-in technique
over-the-top guidewire
Oxinium head
PACU (postanesthesia care unit)
Panalok RC double suture anchors
parrot-beak component (regarding meniscus)
patella alta
patella baja
patellofemoral joint
patellofemoral tracking
PCL (posterior cruciate ligament)
PDS suture (eg. 2-0 PDS suture)
periarticular locking screws
periosteum
peroneus longus tendon transfer
peroneus longus tenotomy
pilon fracture
pivot shift test
plica
polyethylene insert
polyethylene methacrylate cement
popliteus hiatus
posterior drawer
posterior horn
posterolateral portal
posterior T-shaped capsulotomy
posterior tibial tendon transfer
power sagittal saw
preoperative holding area
pretreated with prophylactic antibiotics
pronator quadratus
Propel screw
prophylactic antibiotics
prosthesis
ProxiLock hip system
pulsatile lavage
pulsatile lavaged
pyriformis fossa
radiolucent table
rasp
recon plate
reduction maneuver
Reflection SP3 cup
retropatellar fat pad
rongeur
rotator interval
sacroiliac joint
sagittal plane
sequential rasping
sequential reamer
sequential reamers
sequential reaming
sewn in a pants-over-vest manner
short leg cast
sizing jig
skin staples
Smith & Nephew's Genesis II cruciate-retaining total knee replacement
soft bulky dressing
Solar total shoulder system
split in line with its fibers
standard offset
stem
sterile gauze dressing
Steri-Strips
Stryker
Stryker Constavac drain
Stryker interference screws
Stryker nail
Stryker pain pump catheter
Stryker scope
Stryker wedge screw
subacromial space
subcapital fracture of femur
subtalar
sugar-tong splint
superficial fascia
suprapatellar pouch
sutures were tagged
syndesmosis
Synergy HA stem
synostosis
Synthes
T-capsulotomy
T-handle chuck
tension band fixation
T-handle
thigh-high tourniquet
thumb spica
tibial cutting jig
tibial keel
tibial plafond / tibial plafond fracture
tibial spine
tibial tubercle
tissue ablation device
titanium semitubular plate
T-type incision
tourniquet
TransFix guide
trial component
trial reduction
triceps-sparing approach
Trident acetabular shell
T-type incision
tuberosities
two-plane image intensification fluoroscopy
Ti-Cron suture
undyed Vicryl
unicortical locking screws
VAC drape
VAC sponge
valgus
varus
vascular clips
vastus
vastus lateralis
Verbrugge
VerSys stem
vertical mattress sutures
well-leg holder
whirlybird device
wound dehiscence
Zimmer
Z-type flap
Neurosurgery Procedure Terms for Medical Transcriptionists:
adequate bony purchase
AM-35 drill bit
AMA dissecting tool
Atlantis locking cervical plate
autologous bone graft
BMP sponge
bone morphogenic protein-soaked sponge
bur hole
cancellous bone screws
Cavitron Ultrasonic aspirator
CD Horizon system
collagen sponge
cortical cornerstone allograft
cross-links
Custom contoured titanium rods
domino connector screws
doughnut headrest
fibrillar collagen
FloSeal
frameless stereotaxy
Gliadel chemotherapeutic wafers
handheld Cloward retractor
Infuse bone morphogenic protein
iodine-impregnated adhesive sheet
Kerrison punches
Kitner dissectors
Kittner and Peanut sponges
legend screws
Ligaclips
Mayfield three-pin headholder
Midas Rex drill
morcellized
MRI stealth scan
packed with Osteofil
pituitary microbiopsy forceps
posts were drilled
post-holes were waxed
posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF)
pulse jet irrigator
Rainbow retractors
Raney clips
rostrally
self-retaining Gelpi retractors
somatosensory evoked potential monitoring
strut graft arthrodesis
Synthes cranial plate
Tisseel
titanium strut graft
top loading nuts
top-loading connectors
Williams frame table
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