DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

PROVINCE OF KWAZULU-NATAL

EDENDALE HOSPITAL
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
http://www.kznhealth.gov.za/ortho/default.htm
Email.:gongalr@dohho.kzntl.gov.za

HEALTH Main Road Edendale

Private Bag X509, Plessislaer, 3216
Kwazulu-Natal Tel.: 033 395 4911, Fax.: 033 395 4060 / 4660

Enquiries: MR R.N. Gongal Date : 28 December 2006 Reference: 12

ABBREVIATIONS USED IN ORTHOPAEDIC DEPARTMENT,

# 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
Chr. 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 – 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 – 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
TID/TDS TER IN DIE ( three times a day)
TKR TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT
T/L SPINE THORACO LUMBER SPINE
TLSO THORACO LUMBO SACRAL ORTHOSIS
Tt TREATMENT
U&E UREA AND ELCETROLYTES
UFN UNREAMED FEMORAL NAIL
U/S ULTRASOUND
VCU VESICO CYSTO URETHROGRAM
VISI VOLAR INTERCALATED SEGMENTAL INSTABILITY
Vit. D VITAMIN D
WBC WHITE BLOOD CORPUSCLES
WCA WORKMANS COMPENSSATION ACT
XBC X-RAY BEFORE CLINIC

Mr. R.N.Gongal FC Ortho (SA)

Principal and HOD Review date for protocols – 1January 2008