Orthopedic technologist OTC terms and explanation

Orthopedic technologist OTC
terms and explanation
anatomicApositionA-
AAnswerAStandingAerect,AheelsAtogether,AfeetApointingAslightlyAoutward,AarmsAatAtheAsideAwith
ApalmsAfacingAforward


airplaneAcastA(shoulderAspica)A-
AAnswerAinAaApositionAofAabduction;AforAproximalAhumeralAfracturesAandArotatorAcuffAtears


airplaneAsplintA-AAnswerAremovableAcastAorAmetalAdeviceAusedAtoAholdAtheAarmAinAabduction


baseballAsplintA-
AAnswerAprefabritcatedAandAappliedAtoAtheAvolarAaspect!AofAtheAforearmAandAhand;AtheApalm
AportionAofAtheAsplintApositionsAtheAhandAasAifAitAwereAholdingAaAbaseball


bivalveAcastA-
AAnswerAaAcastAthatAisAsplitAinAhalfAbyAcutsAmadeAonAoppositeAsidesAofAtheAcastAtoArelease
ApressureAorAallowAremovallAreapplicationAofAtheAcast,AsuchAasAforAPT/MRI.AVariations:ABoston
AbivalveA-Astep-cutAratherAthanAstraightAline.AUnivalveA-AoneAsideAonlyAtoAreleaseApressure


BohlerAsplintA-
AAnswerAforAspiralAphalangealAfracturesAofAtheAfingers;AaAdeviceAdesignedAtoAmaintainAproper
ApositionAandAcontinuousAtraction


castAbootA-AAnswerAanyAtypeAofAcommerciallyAavailableAstrap-onAboot


cylinderAcastA-
AAnswerAcastAfromAproximalAthighAtoAjustAaboveAtheAankle;AforAinjuresAofAtheAknee


DelbertAcastA-AAnswerAaAshort-
legAcastAthatAisAtrimmedAawayAfromAtheAanteriorAandAposteriorAportionsAofAtheAankleAandAfr
omAtheAheel.AThisAallowsAdorsiflexionAandAplantarAflexionAwhileAmaintainingAstability.


frogAsplintA-AAnswerAaluminumAforamAsplintAforAfingerAinjuries


gauntletAcastA-
AAnswerAaAshortAcastAexAendingAfromAaboveAorAproximalAtoAtheAwristAtoAsomeApointAinAthe

, Apalm.AUsuallyAhasAanAoutriggerAtoAcontrolAoneAorAmoreAdigits.AUsedAforAmetacarpalAandAph
alangealAfracturesAorAdislocations.


GibneyAbandageA-
AAnswerAstripsAofAadhesiveAtapeAappliedAinAalteranteAdirectionsAaboutAtheAankle;AforAligament
ousAandAotherAinjuries


gutterAsplintA-AAnswerAsemicircularAorAU-
shapedAsplintAfashionedAaroundAtheAinjuredApart,AusuallyAinAmetacarpalAandAphalangealAfractur
esAofAtheAulnarAsideAofAtheAhand.


hairpinAsplintA-AAnswerAspring-
assistedAsplintAtoAhelpAgainAextensionAinAaAfingerAinjuryAaffectingAtheAjoint


hipAspicaA-
AAnswerAcastAincorporatingAtheAlowerAtorsoAandAextendingAtoAoneAorAbothAlowerAlimbs.AVaria
tions:AsingleAhipAspica,A1A1/2AhipAspica,Adouble-
hipAspica,ABatchelorAplaster;APetrieAspicaAcastA(broom-stick)


Kenny-HowardAsplintA-AAnswerA"(AICAharness)A-
AforAACAseparations,AaAslingAthatAsupportsAwristAandAelbowAwithAaAcounterforceAstrapAtoApus
hAtheAclavivleAdownAandAaAchestAstrapAtoAholdAtheAdeviceAinAplaceA"


long-armAcastA(LAC)A-
AAnswerA"extendsAfromAtheApalmAandAwristAtoAtheAaxilla,ApreventingAmovementAatAtheAelbow
;AforAtreatmentAofAfracturesAofAtheAforearm,Aelbow,AandAhumerus


long-legAcastA(LLC)A-AAnswerA"non-weight-
bearingAcastAextendingAfromAtheAupperAthighAtoAtheAtoes;AforAfracturesAofAtheAtibiaAandAfibul
aAorAligamentousAinjuriesAofAtheAknee.AVariation:ALong-legAwalkingAcastA(LLWC)


MinervaAjacketA-
AAnswerAcastAimmobilizationAalongAsideAofAheadAandAinAbackAofAheadAandAneck,AfromAchest
AtoAhipAincludingAheadband;AforAfracturesAofAtheAneckAandAinAcertain


MunsterAcastA-
AAnswerA"anAupperAextremityAcastAthatAgoesAaboveAtheAcondylesAtoApreventApronationAandAsu
pination,AbutAallowsAsomeAflexion/extensionAofAtheAelbow.AAlsoAcalledAaAsupracondylarAcast.A"