To: Whom it may concern Help!!
I have medical problem in my left & right leg and with extremity swelling above and below of the knees. I have been diagnosis with peripheral vascular disease, left & right lower extremities. I also had MRI-Angiography of both lower extremities pathologies with similar symptoms. Conclusion: Grade II chondromalacia of the left & right knees, with hyper signal and fibrillation in the surface of the cartilage.
I was in the U.S. Air Force for 28 years and I was an Aircraft Mechanic and work on the flight line and hangers repairing B-17’s, P-51D, F-80’s, T-33’s , F-86’s, F-102’s and F-106’s , F-4E’s, F-16’s aircraft etc. During the Korean War, Vietnam War, Global Cold War and simulated war exercises for training.
Now, what I like to know is; how does one develop or acquire this problem that I have?
Was it because; I was working, standing, walking and runing on concrete cement ramp (flight line) were the Aircraft are parked or undergoing repair or inspection, during my 28 years in the Air Force?
Sincerely,
Vincent J. Bianco, SMSGT, Retired U.S. Air Force
B/L Knee means Bilateral knees, i guess
yes, they will cover a bilateral knee replacement if the doctor's documentation shows that both knees need replacement.
"Bilateral" means both the knees are concerned. "replacement" probably means a prothesis will be put instead of the bone and flesh knee. To elaborate on above answer bilateral knee replacement is a surgical procedure where in knee replacement surgeon replaces both arthritic knees of patients in a same hospitalization period.
-50
Use modifier 50 to indicate bilateral involvement. Some payers may prefer RT/LT. You can search CPT codes for arthroscopy of the knees and get fee schedule information
I'm not a doctor, but both my knees crack constantly as long as I can remember. I was told many years ago that I had bilateral plica syndrome. If you look that up, it does mention clicking of the knee as a symptom.
Bilateral means pertaining to both sides of the body or a paired structure, such as bilateral knee pain indicating pain in both knees. It is used to describe symmetrical conditions or symptoms affecting both sides.
A leech has a bilateral simmetry.
Bilateral legs
They have bilateral symmetry. Though they are round they don't have radial symmetry
A Alligator is Bilateral
They have a bilateral symmetry.