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Shoulder Injury Leading to Surgery
Published on Wed Jul 06, 2022
Question: An established patient reports to the orthopedist with a right shoulder injury. Notes indicate that after a 52-minute office evaluation and management (E/M) service and a complete right shoulder X-ray, the orthopedist diagnoses a separated right shoulder (our practice owns the X-ray equipment). The surgeon then performs closed treatment of the separated shoulder. During the surgery, they use manipulation. [...]