04.01.08
April Question of the Month
Q: How can a coder decide if a fracture is extra-articular, partial articular or articular?
A: The Orthopaedic Trauma Association offers a very helpful guide which includes definitions and drawings which may be helpful to the coder when comparing radiologic descriptions from the chart to the definitions in the AIS 2005 dictionary. Go to http://www.ota.org/compendium/intro.pdf to see this reference.
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