Re: Fw: Intramedullary vs. intermedullary

[Guest guest]

Hi Margaret! My Stedman's Ortho (3rd Edition) as well lists:

intermedullary guide

intermedullary nailing

intermedullary rod fixation

Well ... it *did* until I crossed them all out this morning!!

Shel

Intramedullary vs. intermedullary

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> Carolyn,

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> I sent the misspelled word list to my MT list and someone had a question

regarding intramedullary vs intermedullary. According to your list you sent

me, intermedullary is the correct spelling; however, it's not listed in my

Dorland's, but intramedullary IS listed, which is supposed to be the

incorrect spelling.

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> Then again, I can find several online references to both words, but just

cannot find an absolute definition to compare the two, just the one for

intramedullary in Dorland's.

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> I is confoozled. Help! :-)

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> Diane

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[Guest guest]

My HPI Ortho lists only " intermedullary guide " but also lists the following:

intramedullary rodding, intramedullary epidermoid cyst, intramedullary fixation

device, intramedullary rasp, intramedullary rod, intramedullary spinal cord

tumor, intramedullary spinal lesion, intramedullary tumor.

From this I believe that if it occurs inside the medulla itself " intra " would be

used (such as in nailing, rodding, a cyst or lesion), and if it occurs between

the medulla and something else (such as when a guide would be used) " inter "

would be correct. Is this right?

Intramedullary vs. intermedullary

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>

> Carolyn,

>

> I sent the misspelled word list to my MT list and someone had a question

regarding intramedullary vs intermedullary. According to your list you sent

me, intermedullary is the correct spelling; however, it's not listed in my

Dorland's, but intramedullary IS listed, which is supposed to be the

incorrect spelling.

>

> Then again, I can find several online references to both words, but just

cannot find an absolute definition to compare the two, just the one for

intramedullary in Dorland's.

>

> I is confoozled. Help! :-)

>

> Diane

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>

>

[Guest guest]

Diane, I remember years ago that we came up with a macro for intramedullary

screw because someone get typing it as intermedullary screw and the doc came in

complaining that there was only one medulla so it had to be intra ratheer than

inter.

I also found it interesting that your boss states that Stedman's Ortho lists

both inter and intra. I have the new Stedman's Ortho and was only able to find

intramedullary. Margaret

>>> " Diane " 12/16/01 09:39PM >>>

Hi all, this is the note I got back from my boss.

Diane

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Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2001 7:09 PM

Subject: Re: Intramedullary vs. intermedullary

Welllllll, I guess I should have looked at the list before sending it to you.

Actually someone else typed up the list. Anyway, In the Stedman's ortho book it

has both spellings, with only 3 things listed under inter- and a bunch listed

under intra- which include the 3 that are listed under inter!!!

I looked in google and asked to search for intermeduallary, and it asked did you

mean intramedullary. When you put in search for intramedullary- it gives a long

list of sites, many of which contain both intra and inter- so I guess they are

both correct, but I have always (and was taught years ago when I trained at

Vanderbilt), that it was intramedullary. I always considered Dorland's as my

Bible, so I guess I would have to have a physician explain the difference before

I would know for sure. So, I am confoozled also....

Intramedullary vs. intermedullary

Carolyn,

I sent the misspelled word list to my MT list and someone had a question

regarding intramedullary vs intermedullary. According to your list you sent me,

intermedullary is the correct spelling; however, it's not listed in my

Dorland's, but intramedullary IS listed, which is supposed to be the incorrect

spelling.

Then again, I can find several online references to both words, but just

cannot find an absolute definition to compare the two, just the one for

intramedullary in Dorland's.

I is confoozled. Help! :-)

Diane

[Guest guest]

Shel, I wonder what Stedman's up to, or if it is just me being blind and

overlooking things again. I keep checking and I still don't see intermedullary

in my Stedman's Ortho, third edition. Anyway, if those are the three that are

listed under inter, I know those are definitely intramedullary and should be

changed. Margaret

>>> " Watt " 12/17/01 02:15PM >>>

Hi Margaret! My Stedman's Ortho (3rd Edition) as well lists:

intermedullary guide

intermedullary nailing

intermedullary rod fixation

Well ... it *did* until I crossed them all out this morning!!

Shel

Intramedullary vs. intermedullary

>

>

> Carolyn,

>

> I sent the misspelled word list to my MT list and someone had a question

regarding intramedullary vs intermedullary. According to your list you sent

me, intermedullary is the correct spelling; however, it's not listed in my

Dorland's, but intramedullary IS listed, which is supposed to be the

incorrect spelling.

>

> Then again, I can find several online references to both words, but just

cannot find an absolute definition to compare the two, just the one for

intramedullary in Dorland's.

>

> I is confoozled. Help! :-)

>

> Diane

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

, Intermedullary would only be correct if it is used between two medullae,

not between the medulla and something else. Margaret

>>> " Conerly " 12/17/01 02:46PM >>>

My HPI Ortho lists only " intermedullary guide " but also lists the following:

intramedullary rodding, intramedullary epidermoid cyst, intramedullary fixation

device, intramedullary rasp, intramedullary rod, intramedullary spinal cord

tumor, intramedullary spinal lesion, intramedullary tumor.

From this I believe that if it occurs inside the medulla itself " intra " would be

used (such as in nailing, rodding, a cyst or lesion), and if it occurs between

the medulla and something else (such as when a guide would be used) " inter "

would be correct. Is this right?

Intramedullary vs. intermedullary

>

>

> Carolyn,

>

> I sent the misspelled word list to my MT list and someone had a question

regarding intramedullary vs intermedullary. According to your list you sent

me, intermedullary is the correct spelling; however, it's not listed in my

Dorland's, but intramedullary IS listed, which is supposed to be the

incorrect spelling.

>

> Then again, I can find several online references to both words, but just

cannot find an absolute definition to compare the two, just the one for

intramedullary in Dorland's.

>

> I is confoozled. Help! :-)

>

> Diane

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