Lower Joints
Medical and Surgical
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Root Operations
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ChangeTaking out or off a device from a body part and putting back an identical or similar device in or on the same body part without cutting or puncturing the skin or a mucous membrane
5DestructionPhysical eradication of all or a portion of a body part by the direct use of energy, force, or a destructive agent
9DrainageTaking or letting out fluids and/or gases from a body part
BExcisionCutting out or off, without replacement, a portion of a body part
CExtirpationTaking or cutting out solid matter from a body part
GFusionJoining together portions of an articular body part rendering the articular body part immobile
HInsertionPutting in a nonbiological appliance that monitors, assists, performs, or prevents a physiological function but does not physically take the place of a body part
JInspectionVisually and/or manually exploring a body part
NReleaseFreeing a body part from an abnormal physical constraint by cutting or by the use of force
PRemovalTaking out or off a device from a body part
QRepairRestoring, to the extent possible, a body part to its normal anatomic structure and function
RReplacementPutting in or on biological or synthetic material that physically takes the place and/or function of all or a portion of a body part
SRepositionMoving to its normal location, or other suitable location, all or a portion of a body part
TResectionCutting out or off, without replacement, all of a body part
USupplementPutting in or on biological or synthetic material that physically reinforces and/or augments the function of a portion of a body part
WRevisionCorrecting, to the extent possible, a portion of a malfunctioning device or the position of a displaced device
Position 1: 0 = Medical and Surgical
Position 2: S = Lower Joints