splints and plaster casts
False.
manipulation
internal fixation
what is the cpt code for OPEN REDUCTION INTERNAL FIXATION LEFT DISTAL RADIUS FRACTURE
CPT code 27506 pertains to 'Open treatment of femoral shaft fracture, with or without external fixation, with insertion of intramedullary implant, with or without cerclage'
clavicle fracture with ORIF
62.211
21454
fracture bed making
Open reduction of fracture involves making an incision in the skin and putting the fracture bones together and stabilizing with screws or plates or rod... Closed reduction means that no incision made the fracture is manipulated under a type of x- ray machine called fluoroscopy.
23585 - ORIF scapula fx. w/ internal fixation
This stands for Arbeitsgemeinshaft fur Osteosynthesefragen. This is a Swiss system of fracture fixation, founded by Muller and Schneider in Chur Switzerland in 1958. It remains the basis for modern fracture fixation.