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Non-Displaced Tarsal Bone Fracture Without Manipulation
Published on Mon Sep 23, 2013
Question: Our physician saw a patient for a non-displaced tarsal bone fracture, which did not require manipulation. He placed a prefabricated short leg, removable cast instead of applying a full cast. Documentation states that the patient shouldn’t need additional treatment, but our physician recommended that she see an orthopedist in two weeks. Should we consider this encounter a type of [...]