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WAG cotton ball ? nm

Posted By: M.A. on 2007-09-13
In Reply to: GYN help pls SM - sassee

Subject: WAG cotton ball ? nm

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thanks - it does sound like cotton ball, but it is so fast I'm not sure - have to leave blank....
Subject: thanks - it does sound like cotton ball, but it is so fast I'm not sure - have to leave blank....nm


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Subject: it is roll ball cautery or roller ball or

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Subject: hmmm,.. could he be saying ball as in an 8 ball?


cotton?
Subject: cotton?


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Subject: may be cotton??


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Subject: coarse cotton

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Best guess is Cotton's . sm
Subject: Best guess is Cotton's . sm

Cotton ankle instability test. as per my old Sted's ortho.


 


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    Subject: could it just be "plain" cotton ??


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    Subject: There is a Jurgan pin ball.

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    jurgan ball
    Subject: jurgan ball

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    An 8-ball a day!?!? I think they'd be dead. lol
    Subject: An 8-ball a day!?!? I think they'd be dead. lol

    x
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    Subject: try Jurgan's pin ball?


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    Subject: PMH - s/l Air and ball syndrome....nm


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    Subject: Packed with cotton balls perhaps?

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    Subject: Pt having hysterectomy. s/l fibrillar cotton placed..nm


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    Subject: Cotton is a proper name per this info

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    Subject: Might be a chrome-steel ball...nm

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    Subject: roller ball cautery nm

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    Subject: Per Stedman: Jergen pin ball


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    Subject: Well, at least I was in the ball park!! Glad to help. nm


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    Cotton ankle instability test
    Subject: Cotton ankle instability test


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    Subject: first is pledget (A tuft of wool, cotton, or lint). nm


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    Subject: Lachman's probably. Never heard of cotton's maneuver. Been in orthopaedics for 25 years.


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    Subject: There's a ball-and-field test listed in my neuro book.


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    Subject: yes, cotton (or hook) test is correct. Used during arthroscopic or fluoroscopy syndesmotic procedures. SM

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    Subject: Wild guess: Ballenger swivel knife or ball-tipped scissors ???

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    Subject: test of ankle instability Cotton test?

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