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Calcareous Deposit Removals
Published on Tue May 05, 2020
Question: Encounter notes indicate that the provider treated a patient with calcareous deposits in his left shoulder. The provider cuts into the deltoid muscle and through the fascia, and then creates a small opening in the subdeltoid bursa and accesses the bursa. After clearing out the calcaneal deposits, the provider cleans the surgical area and closes up the patient. How [...]