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Check Out These Emergency Debridement Scenarios

Published on Tue Feb 04, 2020

Remember to pay attention to NCCI on multiple debridements. Patients that need emergency orthopedic surgery are most often people with broken legs, torn shoulder muscles, twisted ankles, etc. There are times, however, when a patient requires also requires soft-tissue treatments to help alleviate their conditions. Often, these scenarios involve extensive debridement. Check out these emergency scenarios that involve debridement, and [...]
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