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'''Percussion''' refers to the medical technique of tapping on a part of the body with fingers or drumsticks in order to gain information from the organs underneath.  Outside of the [[Physical Exam|physical exam]], orthopedic surgeons like to use [[Femur|femurs]] to play the drums.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/12/orthopod-drum-kit-femurs/ Orthopod Uses Patient’s Femurs to Play the Drums (Gomerblog)]</ref>
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'''Percussion''' refers to the medical technique of tapping on a part of the body with fingers or drumsticks in order to gain information from the organs underneath.  Outside of the [[Physical Exam|physical exam]], orthopedic surgeons like to use [[Femur|femurs]] to play the drums, which is another form of percussion.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/12/orthopod-drum-kit-femurs/ Orthopod Uses Patient’s Femurs to Play the Drums (Gomerblog)]</ref>
  
  
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- [[Nasal Trumpet]]
 
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- [[Organ Donation]]
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Latest revision as of 17:12, 11 July 2017

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Percussion refers to the medical technique of tapping on a part of the body with fingers or drumsticks in order to gain information from the organs underneath. Outside of the physical exam, orthopedic surgeons like to use femurs to play the drums, which is another form of percussion.[1]


Music & Medicine Topics


- Beethoven's Triangle

- Bermuda Triangle

- Eardrum

- Einthoven's Triangle

- Jimmy Page

- Nasal Trumpet

- Organ Donation


References


  1. Orthopod Uses Patient’s Femurs to Play the Drums (Gomerblog)


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