Question 1

Properly or improperly treated fracture with resulting deformed alignment is called a ____________________.

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Question 2

A ____________________ reduction is one where the physician manually or though the use of traction or force aligns the bone ends and/or fragments.

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Question 3

Patient is seen in the pain clinic for lumbar pain associated with a traumatic crane accident years ago. X-rays show spondylolisthesis. Assign the ICD-9-CM diagnosis code(s).

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Question 4

The ______________________________ was created by CMS and is used to prevent unbundling of CPT codes.

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Question 5

A ____________________ fracture is due to diseased bone and is not a direct result of trauma.

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Question 6

Patient suffers from L5/S1 herniated disc. Physician performed left l5/S1 semihemilaminectomy, medial facetectomy, and proximal foraminotomy. Physician also performed a discectomy. He used an intraoperative microscope for the entire procedure. Assign the ICD-9 diagnosis codes and CPT procedure codes.

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Question 7

In CPT, the term manipulation is used synonymously for ____________________.

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Question 8

______________________________ is the process of securing bone ends or fragments together by means of hardware such as screws, nails, plates, and rods.

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Quiz 8: Orthopedics