Reduction of long bone fracture (humerus, ulna, radius, femur, tibia and fibula) - Primary open reduction of fracture of bone and intramedullary fixation* (Clean) (W19)

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Coding system
OPCS-4
Coding system release
unknown
Codelist ID
OxHPRU/reduction-of-long-bone-fracture-humerus-ulna-radius-femur-tibia-and-fibula-primary-open-reduction-of-fracture-of-bone-and-intramedullary-fixation-clean-w19
Version ID
3f5d8050
Number of codes included
6

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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 intramedullary fixation* (Clean) (W19)

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: Open reduction of fracture of bone and intramedullary fixation not elsewhere classified Excludes: Fracture dislocation Primary open reduction of fracture of small bone and fixation using screw (W19.4)


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code term notes
0 W192 Primary open reduction of fracture of long bone and fixation using rigid nail (reamed and
1 W193 Primary open reduction of fracture of long bone and fixation using flexible nail (unreamed
2 W195 Primary open reduction of fragment of bone and fixation using screw
3 W196 Primary open reduction of fragment of bone and fixation using wire system
4 W198 Other specified
5 W199 Unspecified