Reduction of long bone fracture (humerus, ulna, radius, femur, tibia and fibula) - Primary open reduction of fracture of bone and extramedullary fixation (Clean) (W20)
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-primary-open-reduction-of-fracture-of-bone-and-extramedullary-fixation-clean-w20
- Version ID
- 652d68c1
- Number of codes included
- 7
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: Primary open reduction of fracture of bone and extramedullary fixation (Clean) (W20)
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.
Procedure subcategory notes: Includes: Primary open reduction of fracture of bone and fixation not elsewhere classified Open reduction of fracture of bone and extramedullary fixation not elsewhere classified Open reduction of fracture of bone and fixation not elsewhere classified Excludes: Fracture dislocation (W65) Wiring of sternum (W20.6)
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| code | term | notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | W20.1 | Primary open reduction of fracture of long bone and extramedullary fixation using plate | |
| 1 | W20.2 | Primary open reduction of fracture of long bone and extramedullary fixation using | |
| 2 | W20.3 | Primary open reduction of fracture of long bone and extramedullary fixation using suture | |
| 3 | W20.4 | Primary open reduction of fracture of long bone and extramedullary fixation not | |
| 4 | W20.5 | Primary open reduction of fracture of ankle and extramedular fixation not elsewhere | |
| 5 | W20.8 | Other specified | |
| 6 | W20.9 | Unspecified primary open reduction of fracture of bone and extramedullary fixation |