Specialties Orthopaedic
Published May 3, 2003
ga.bones
18 Posts
could someone tell me what the letters DHS stand for?
Disablednurse
414 Posts
as used in what respect?
pickledpepperRN
4,491 Posts
Department of Health Services is one.
There may be others
Sorry, I mean as in DHs hip repair.
I have to be honest, I have never seen it used, sorry.
memphispanda, RN
810 Posts
Dynamic Hip Screw would be my first guess. I suppose there could be others.
CardioTrans, BSN, RN
789 Posts
I have used it before when I worked in the OR........ I cant for the life of me at the moment remember what the D stands for......... but it is a hip screw the set we used was made by Synthes........ huge screw that is placed in the femoral head of the hip into the acetabulum....... then a plate is placed on the outside of the femur....... with smaller screws holding it in place.
jax
135 Posts
I agree - Dynamic hip screws.
oramar
5,758 Posts
I can't remember if it is the one that allows weight bearing or not. There are some repairs in which the person is permitted some weight bearing right away and other which are not. I would appreciate it if someone could someone tell me which is which.
P_RN, ADN, RN
6,011 Posts
Pretty much it would be ORIF that would be minimal, touchdown weight bearing. Most totals are between part and fwb.