MedAbbrev, now by innoviHealth, has been the industry standard for medical abbreviations and acronyms since 1983. Quick and easy access for hospitals, providers, coders, transcriptionists, students and researchers to over 75,000 entries. With clear and accurate standardization that is always current, medical professionals can reduce the chance of error stemming from misunderstood abbreviations.
Physician Tip Sheet: Tendon/muscle quick reference table
Because physicians may name the tendon, such as Achilles, and not the specific site and action such as lower leg flexor tendon, coders must become familiar with the muscles and tendons of the extremities and their action to assign the non-traumatic tendon rupture to the correct code. Consult this table to understand the functions of primary tendons and muscles to more easily select the appropriate code.
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