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01490 Anesthesia lower leg cast application removal/repair

Anesthesia

Also known as: lower leg cast anesthesia, ankle cast anesthesia

Anesthesia for lower leg cast application, removal, or repair. Covers anesthesia for procedures involving casts on the lower leg, ankle, or foot requiring sedation or general anesthesia.

Clinical Context

Used when providing anesthesia for cast application, removal, or repair involving the lower leg. Commonly needed in pediatric patients or for cast changes requiring manipulation. May include cast wedging or cast removal in anxious patients.

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Specialties

anesthesiologyorthopedic surgery

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