Radiography In The OR- Vocabulary Flashcards
Arthroplasty
Creation of an artificial joint to correct ankylosis
Asepsis
A state of sterility; condition in which living pathogens are absent
Cancellous screw
Orthopedic screw designed to enter and fix porous and spongy bone
Cannulated screw
Large screw used for internal fixation of non displaced fractures of proximal femur
Cardiac pacemaker
An artificial regulator for cardiac rate and rhythm
Cholecystectomy
Surgical removal of the gallbladder
Closed reduction
Procedure in which bone fragments are reduced manually without surgical intervention
Cortical screw
Narrow, orthopedic screw designed to enter and fix cortical bone
Cystoscope
Lighted, tubular endoscope used for examination of the urinary bladder
Dynamic compression plate
Screw and plate combination used to apply forces through the fracture site; used commonly for long bone shaft fractures in which stress may be great
Fracture table
A special OR table used for hip pinnings and other orthopedic procedures to provide traction to the involved limb and permit performance of fluoroscopy during the procedure
Hip pinning
Surgical procedure designed to reduce proximal femoral fractures through the use of various internal fixation devices
Kirschner wire
Smooth or threaded metallic wire used to reduce fractures of the wrist, individual bones of the hands and feet; also may be used for skeletal traction
Microdiskectomy
Micro surgical procedure performed on the spine to remove bony fragments or disk material that may be causing the neural impingement
Open reduction
Reduction of fracture fragments through surgical intervention
Operative cholangiogram
Radiographic procedure performed during surgery to visualize and locate undetected stones or obstructions within the biliary duct
Reduce
As applied in orthopedic medicine, to align two bone fragments in the correct position as treatment for a fracture
Retrograde urography
A nonfunctional exam of the urinary system during which contrast medium is introduced direction retrograde into the pelvicalyceal system via catheterization by a urologist during a minor surgical procedure
Shower curtain drape
An isolation drape that separates the sterile field from the nonsterile environment; often used to permit the use of c-arm fluoro during a hip pinning procedure
Traction
The process of putting a limb, bone, or group of muscles under tension with the use of weights and pulleys to align or immobilize the part
DHS
Dynamic hip screw
IM nail
Intramedullary nail
K-wire
Kirschner wire
ORIF
Open reduction internal fixation
THR
Total hip replacement
TKR
Total knee replacement
