Need help again, kind of an radiology/orthopedic,surgical equipment question

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AP and lateral radiograph of the tibia taken today show a tibia fracture with an

IM rod and two _________ (serclaus ) cables. There is also a fibula fracture.

It is all in excellent alignment.

I am not sure of the IM rod or the sl/serclaus cables

Thanks in advance for your help.

Deb Wyatt )

sville, WA

[Guest guest]

Well, the word that popped into my head without checking to see if it is

even used in that way is " cerclage. " Is there a such thing as a cerclage

cable?

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To: <nmtc >

Subject: Need help again, kind of an radiology/orthopedic,surgical

equipment question

Date: Wed, 1 Jan 2003 13:52:58 -0800

AP and lateral radiograph of the tibia taken today show a tibia fracture

with an IM rod and two _________ (serclaus ) cables. There is also a fibula

fracture. It is all in excellent alignment.

I am not sure of the IM rod or the sl/serclaus cables

Thanks in advance for your help.

Deb Wyatt )

sville, WA

[Guest guest]

Deb, that IM could be intramedullary. I have transcribed intramedullary nail on

my ortho account, so I'm thinking rod/nail may be same sort of deal...

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Need help again, kind of an radiology/orthopedic,surgical

equipment question

AP and lateral radiograph of the tibia taken today show a tibia fracture with an

IM rod and two _________ (serclaus ) cables. There is also a fibula fracture.

It is all in excellent alignment.

I am not sure of the IM rod or the sl/serclaus cables