Abbreviations used in orthopaedic department

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

PROVINCE OF KWAZULU-NATAL

EDENDALE HOSPITAL

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

HEALTH



Email.:gongalr@dohho..za

Kwazulu-Natal

Enquiries: MR R.N. Gongal

Main Road Edendale

Private Bag X509, Plessislaer, 3216

Tel.: 033 395 4911, Fax.: 033 395 4060 / 4660

Date : 28 December 2006

ABBREVIATIONS USED IN ORTHOPAEDIC DEPARTMENT,

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FRACTURE

ABC

ANEURYSMAL BONE CYST

Ac.

ACUTE

ACL

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT

ADI

ATLANTO-DENTAL INTERVAL

ADL

ACTIVITY OF DAILY LIVING

Adv.

ADVICE

AE

ABOVE ELBOW

AFO

ANKLE FOOT ORTHOSIS

AIDS

ACQUIRES IMMUNO DEFICIENCY SYNDROME

AK

ABOVE KNEE

AKA

ABOVE KNEE AMPUTATION

Alk Phos

ALKALINE PHOSPHOTASE

AM

ANTE MERIDIAN (BEFORE NOON = MORNING)

AO

ARBEITSGEMEINSCHAFT FUR OSTEOSYNTHESFRAGEN

AP

ANTERO POSTERIOR

APL

ABDUCTOR POLLICIS LONGUS

ARDS

ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME

ASIF

ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF INTERNAL FIXATION

ASIS

ANTERIOR SUPERIOR ILIAC SPINE

AVN

AVASCULAR NECROSIS

BD/ BID

BIS DIE

BE

BELOW ELBOW

Bil.

BILATERAL

BK

BELOW KNEE

BKA

BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION

BMD

BONE MINERAL DENSITY

BMP

BONE MORPHOGENIC PROTEIN

BP

BLOOD PRESSURE, BRACHIAL PLEXUS

C1-7

CERVICAL 1-7(SPINE, ROOT, SEGMENT)

Ca

CALCIUM, CARCINOMA (CANCER)

CDC

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CLINIC

CDH

CONGENITAL DISLOCATION OF HIP

Reference: 12

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CHRONIC

CMC

CARPO META CARPAL

CNS

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

Comp.

COMPOUND

CP

CEREBRAL PALSY

CPM

CONTINUOUS PASSIVE MOTION

CPPD

CALCIUM PYROPHOSPHATE DIHYDRATE (DEPOSITION)

CPR

CARDIO PULMONARY RESUSCITATION

C-SPINE

CERVICAL SPINE

CT

COMPUTED AXIAL TOMOGRAPHY (SCAN)

CTEV

CONGENITAL TALEPES EQUINO VARUS (CLUB FOOT)

CTR

CARPAL TUNNEL RELEASE

CTS

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME

CVP

CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE

CXR

CHEST X-RAY

D1-12

DORSAL 1-12 (SPINE, ROOT, SEGMENT, -T is preferable)

DCP

DYNAMIC COMPRESSION PLATE

DCS

DYNAMIC CONDYLAR SCREW

DD

Differintial Diagnosis

DEXA

DUAL ENERGY X-RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY

DDH

DEVELOPMENTAL DYSPLASIA OF HIP

DIC

DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR COAGULATION

DIPJOINT

DISTAL INTER PHALANGEAL JOINT

DISI

DORSAL INTERCALATED SEGMENTAL INSTABILITY

DHS

DYNAMIC HIP SCREW

DM

DIABETES MELLITUS

DSA

DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY

DTs

DELERIUM TRAMENS

DVT

DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS

Dx

DIAGNOSIS

ECG

ELECTROCARDIOGRAM

EDC

EXTENSOR DIGITORUM COMMUNIS

EHL

EXTENSOR HALLUCIS LONGUS

EMG

ELECTROMYOGRAM

ENT

EAR NOSE AND THROAT

EPB

EXTENSOR POLLICIS BREVIS

EPL

EXTENSOR POLLICIS LONGUS

ESR

ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE

ETA

ELONGATION OF TENDO-ACHILLIS

EUA

EXAMINATION UNDE ANAESTHESIA

EXT.FIX

EXTERNAL FIXATOR

F

FEMALE

FB

FOREIGN BODY

FBC

FULL BLOOD COUNT

FCR

FLEXOR CARPI RADIALIS

FCU

FLEXOR CARPI ULNARIS

FDP

FLEXOR DIGITORUM PROFUNDUS

FDS

FLEXOR DIGITORUM SUPERFICIALIS

FFD

FIXED FLEXION DEFORMITY / FIT FOR DUTY / DISCHARGE

FES

FAT EMBOLISM SYNDROME

FHL

FLEXOR HALLUCIS LONGUS

Fib.

FIBULA

FPL

FLEXOR POLLICIS LONGUS

FWB

FULL WEIGHT BEARING

GA

GENERAL ANESTHESIA

GCS

GLASGOW COMA SCORE

GSW

GUN SHOT WOUND

GYNAE

GYNAECOLOGY

HA

HYDROXY APPATITE

Hb

HAEMOGLOBIN

HIV

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS

HRT

HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY

HTO

HIGH TIBIAL OSTEOTOMY

I&D

INCISION AND DRAINAGE

ICD

INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES

ICU

INTENSIVE CARE UNIT

IM

INTRAMUSCULAR

IMHS

INTRAMEDULLARY HIP SCREW

Inj.

INJECTION

IPJOINT

INTER PHALANGEAL JOINT

ISS

INJURY SEVERITY SCORE

IV

INTRAVENOUS

IVI

INTRAVENOUS INFUSION

IVP

INTRAVENOUS PYELOGRAPHY

JCA

JUVENILE CHRONIC ARTHRITIS

KAFO

KNEE ANKLE FOOT ORTHOSIS

L

LEFT / LUMBAR

L1-5

LUMBAR 1 ¨C 5 (SPINE, ROOT, SEGMENT)

LA

LOCAL ANESTHESIA

Lat.

LATERAL

LBA

LOW BACK ACHE

LCDCP

LOW CONTACT DYNAMIC COMPRESSION PLATE

LFT

LIVER FUNCTION TEST

LMWH

LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN

L/S SPINE

LUMBO-SACRAL SPINE

Lt

LEFT

M

MALE

MCL

MEDIAL COLLATERAL LIGAMENT

MCS

MICROSCOPY, CULTURE AND SENSITIVITY

MESS

MANGLED EXTREMITY SEVERITY SCORE

MORNE

MORNING

MOPD

MEDICAL OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT

MPJOINT

METACARPO PHALANGEAL JOINT

MRI

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING

MTPJOINT

METATARSO PHALANGEAL JOINT

MUA

MANIPULATION UNDER ANAESTHESIA

MVA

MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT

N/A

NOT APPLICABLE / NOT AVAILABLE

NAD

NO ABNORMALITY DETECTED

NOF

NECK OF FEMUR

NPO

NIL PER OS ( NOTHING TO BE FED)

NSAIDS

NON STEROIDAL ANTI INFLAMMATORY DRUGS

NV

NEURO VASCULAR

NWB

NON WEIGHT BEARING

OA

OSTEO ARTHRITIS

O&G

OBSTRETICS AND GYNAECOLOGY

OD

OMNI DIE (ONCE A DAY)

OI

OSTEOGENESIS IMPERFECTA

OOPD

ORTHOPAEDIC OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT (CLINIC)

ORIF

OPEN REDUCTION AND INTERNAL FIXATION

ORTHO

ORTHOPAEDICS

OT

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

P

PLAN

PA

POSTERO ANTERIOR

PAED

PAEDIATRICS

PC

POST CIBUM ( AFTER FOOD)

PCA

PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA

PCL

POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT

PCR

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION

PE

PULMONARY EMBOLISM

PEEP

POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE ( VENTILATION)

PET

POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY

PFFD

PROXIMAL FEMORAL FOCAL DEFICIENCY

Phos

PHOSPATE

PHYSIO

PHYSIOTHERAPY

PL

PALMARIS LONGUS

PM

POST MERIDIAN ( AFTER NOON)

PO

PER OS

POP

PLASTER OF PARIS

POPD

PAEDIATRIC OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT

PR

PER RECTUM

PRN

PRO RE NATA ( AS REQUIRED)

PSA

PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN

PTB

PATELLAR TENDON BEARING

PTH

PARATHYROID HORMONE

PV

PER VEGINUM

PWB

PARTIAL WEIGHT BEARING

QID

QUARTER IN DIE ( FOUR TIMES A DAY)

R

RIGHT

RA

RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS

RSD

REFLEX SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY

RhF

RHEUMATOID FACTOR

RICE

REST, ICE, COMPRESSION, AND ELEVATION

RJ BANDAGE ROBERT JONE¡¯S BANDAGE

R/O

REMOVAL OF

ROM

RANGE OF MOVEMENT/ MOTION

ROP

REMOVAL OF PLASTER

ROS

REMOVAL OF SUTURE

Rt

RIGHT

RT NAIL

RUSSEL TAYLOR NAIL

RVD

RETROVIRAL DISEASE

S1-5

SACRAL 1-5 (SPINE, ROOT, SEGMENT)

SACH

(SINGLE - AXIS CUSHION HEEL) FOOT

SCFE

SLIPPED CAPITAL FEMORAL EPIPHYSIS

SCIWORA

SPINAL CORD INJURY WITHOUT RADIOGRAPHIC

ABNORMALITY

Sec

SECONDARY

SI JOINT

SACRO ILIAC JOINT

SLR

STRAIGHT LEG RAISING ( test)

SOMI BRACE - STERNO OCCIPITAL MANDIBULAR IMMOBILIZER

SOPD

SURGICAL OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT

SPECT

SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY

SPEP

SERUM PROTEIN ELECTRO PHORESIS

SSG

SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT

STAT

STATIM ( IMMEDIATELY)

STI

SOFT TISSUE INJURY

TI-12

THORACIC 1 ¨C 12 (SPINE, ROOT, SEGMENT)

TA

TENDO ACHILLIS, Tibialis Anterior

Tab.

TABLET

TB

TUBERCULOSIS

TCB

TO COME BACK

TENS

TITANIUM ELASTIC NAILS

TFCC

TRIANGULAR FIBRO-CARTILAGE COMPLEX

THEATRE

OPERATION THEATRE

THR

TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT

Tib.

TIBIA

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