Reduction of long bone fracture (humerus, ulna, radius, femur, tibia and fibula) - Closed reduction of fracture of bone and internal fixation (Clean) (W24)
Metadata
- Coding system
- OPCS-4
- Coding system release
- unknown
- Organisation
- Oxford Health Protection Research Unit
- Codelist ID
- OxHPRU/reduction-of-long-bone-fracture-humerus-ulna-radius-femur-tibia-and-fibula-closed-reduction-of-fracture-of-bone-and-internal-fixation-clean-w24
- Version ID
- 6da44dec
- Number of codes included
- 4
About
Description
Procedure category: Reduction of long bone fracture (humerus, ulna, radius, femur, tibia and fibula) - Includes open or closed reduction of fracture of long bones requiring intramedullary or extramedullary fixation where an incision is made to establish fixation. Excludes: external fixation, hip replacement following fracture, fracture of the neck of femur or open reduction of small bones or intraarticular fracture.
Procedure subcategory: Closed reduction of fracture of bone and internal fixation (Clean) (W24)
Methodology
Generated programmatically from the Surgical Site Infection Surveillance Service (SSISS) Operating Procedure Codes Supplement (OPCS) under the UK Open Government Licence v3.0. This includes codelists for 17 categories of surgical procedure. Within each category, there are subcategories of procedures. This codelist includes the codes for a single subcategory.
Procedure category notes: Note: If the fracture is open and the operation is performed within the first 10 hours, the minimum wound class is contaminated. If the operation is performed after 10 hours, the minimum wound class is dirty. The minimum wound class for reduction of long bone surgery is clean.
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| code | term | notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | W242 | Closed reduction of fracture of long bone and rigid internal fixation NEC | |
| 1 | W243 | Closed reduction of fracture of long bone and flexible internal fixation HFQ | |
| 2 | W245 | Closed reduction of fragment of bone and fixation using screw | |
| 3 | W246 | Closed reduction of fracture of bone and fixation using nail or screw |