Acronyms/Abbreviations - Spinal Cord Disorders Message Board

Nanner · 03-29-2003, 01:30 PM

Here's my start, feel free to add anything I miss

ACDF: Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion
CR: Cervical radiculopathy
CT: Computerized tomography (diagnostic test)
DDD: Degenerative disc disease
DH or DW: Dear husband or wife
EMG: Electromyelogram (diagnostic test)
MRI: Magnetic resonance imaging (diagnostic test)
NS: Neurosurgeon
MIL,FIL,BIL or SIL: Mother, Father, Brother, or Sister-in-law
OA: Osteoarthritis
ON: Occipital neuralgia (headaches from h*ll)
Ortho: Orthopedic surgeon (With spinal specialty)
PT: Physical therapy/therapist
RA: Rheumatoid arthritis

We need abbreviations for Laminectomy (LAM?) and foraminotomy (FOR?), as those are long words and a number of us have undergone these procedures. Suggestions?

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Nancy D-ACDF C6-7 on 6/7/02. Donor bone with no hardware

BWL · 03-29-2003, 02:21 PM

LOL!

Thanks nancy

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ACDF with plating and donor bone C6-7 (1/29/03)

joprud · 03-29-2003, 10:46 PM

Great Idea!!

Thanks Nanner!!

Take Care,

Joanne

Nanner · 03-30-2003, 07:16 AM

Guess I'm in denial, since I get my first one this Wednesday, but I should add...

Epi-Epidural shot (steroid injection)

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Nancy D-ACDF C6-7 on 6/7/02. Donor bone with no hardware

winged phantom · 03-30-2003, 08:34 AM

Hi Nancy,
How about also adding EDS and ESI- epidural steroid (injection)- I think different places call it different things; 'course we can all agree to just call it epi
And WC- Workman's Compensation (as opposed to water closet, which is what I keep wanting to call it)
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