OATS
Osteochondral Autograft Transfer System
OCC
Osteopathic Continuous Certification
OCT
Optical coherence tomography
OGTT
Oral Glucose Tolerance Test
OIOM
Orthopaedic Institute of Medicine
OITE
Orthopaedic In-Service Training Examination
OKO
Orthopaedic Knowledge Online
OKU
Orthopaedic Knowledge Update
OLC
Orthopaedic Learning Center
OME
Osteopathic Medical Education
OMLA
Orthopaedic Medical Legal Advisor
OMM
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
OMS
Osteopathic Medical Student
OMT
Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment
OPLL
Ossifying Posterior Longitudinal Ligament
ORA
Orthopaedic Rehabilitation Association
OREF
Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation
ORIF
Open reduction internal fixation
ORIN
Orthopaedic Residency Information Network
ORS
Orthopedic surgery
ORS
Orthopaedic Research Society
OSAE
Orthopaedic Self-Assessment Exam
OSCE
Observed Standard Clinical Examination
OSIE
Orthopaedic Special Interest Exam
OSMA
Orthopaedic Surgical Manufacturers Association
OSMI
Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Institute
OSS
Orthopedic surgery of the spine and the hip
OTA
Orthopaedic Trauma Association
P4P
Pay-For-Performance
PA
Postero-anterior
PAA
Popliteal artery aneurysm
PAC
Political Action Committee
PAD
Peripheral arterial disease
PAES
Popliteal artery entrapment syndrome
PAH
Pulmonary arterial hypertension
PAOD
Peripheral artery occlusive disease
PAU
Penetrating aortic ulcer
PCI
Percutaneous coronary intervention
PCL
Posterior cruciate ligament
PCLR
Posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
PCNL
Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy
PCORI
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
PCPI
Physicians’ Consortium for Performance Improvement
PCT
Patient Care Technician
PCWP
Pulmonary capillary wedge pressure
PD
Peritoneal Dialysis
PD
Program Director
PDA
Patent ductus arteriosus
PDQ
Physician Directors of Quality
PDSA
Plan Do Study Act
PDWS
Program Director’s Workstation
PE
Pulmonary embolism
PEC
Program Evaluation Committee
PECOS
Provider Enrollment, Chain, and Ownership System
PEG
Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrotomy
PFA
Profunda femoral artery
PFO
Patent foramen ovale
PFT
Pulmonary function test
PGY
Post Graduate Year
PHT
Portal hypertension
PHTN
Pulmonary hypertension
pHTN
Prehypertension
PHTN
Portal hypertension
PI
Protease inhibitors
PICC
Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter
PIF
Program Information Form
PIM
Performance Improvement Modules
PIN
Posterior interosseous nerve
PIP
Proximal interphalangeal joint
PIPC
Partnership to Improve Patient Care
PKR
Partial knee replacement
PL
Presidential Line
PLA
Program Letter of Agreement
PLIF
Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion
PLM
Partial lateral meniscectomy
PLR
Posterolateral reconstruction or repair
PMI
Patient Matching Implants
PMID
PubMed Identifier
PMM
Partial medial meniscectomy
POP
Plaster of Paris
POSNA
Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America
PP
Pulse pressure
PPE
Personal Protective Equipment
PPE
Personal Protective Equipment
PPH
Procedure for Prolapsed Hemorrhoids
PQRI
Physician Quality Reporting Initiative
PQRS
Physician Quality Reporting System
PRG
Phleborheography
PRG
Program Year
PROM
Passive range of motion
PROMIS
Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System
PSA
Persistent sciatic artery
PSA
Public Service Announcement
PSF
Posterior spinal fusion
PTA
Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty
PTA
Posterior tibial artery
PTFE
Polytetrafluoroethylene
PVA
Permanent vascular access
PVD
Peripheral vascular disease
PVR
Pulmonary vascular resistance