S92. 354D - Nondisplaced fracture of fifth metatarsal bone, right foot [subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing]. ICD-10-CM.
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They are the middle bones in your feet, between your toes and your anklebones (tarsals). The fifth metatarsal connects your smallest toe to your ankle. These bones help with arch support and balance.
A fifth metatarsal fracture is a common injury where the bone connecting your ankle to your little toe breaks. These fractures occur from injury, overuse or high arches. Providers can treat your broken bone with a cast, boot or shoe — or with surgery.
The metatarsal bones are the bones of the forefoot that connect the distal aspects of the cuneiform (medial, intermediate and lateral) bones and cuboid bone to the base of the five phalanges of the foot. There are five metatarsal bones, numbered one to five from the hallux (great toe) to the small toe.
Unspecified fracture of left foot, initial encounter for open fracture. S92. 902B is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM S92.
The fifth toe, or "little toe", "pinky toe", or "baby toe"), the outermost toe.
These joints are surrounded by a thin joint capsule and have ligaments that support them. It's good to know, too, that the first metatarsophalangeal joint is commonly known as the big toe joint while the little toe joint is known as the fifth metatarsophalangeal joint.
A direct blow to the bone is often the cause of a fracture of the fifth metatarsal. That may happen if you drop a heavy object on your foot or land wrong on your foot or ankle. Twisting activities can also break the bone. Pivoting while playing basketball is one example.
A nonunion was defined as a painful 5th metatarsal fracture 3 months after presentation with radiographic evidence of bone resorption with radiolucency at the fracture line along with obliteration of the medullary canal by sclerotic bone for fractures distal to the tuberosity and absence of callus formation in two ...
The structure of the foot is complex, consisting of bones, muscles, tendons, and other soft tissues. Of the 26 bones in the foot, 19 are toe bones (phalanges) and metatarsal bones (the long bones in the midfoot).
The fifth metatarsal (MT) is not an important bone for weight bearing and as such does not need to be immobilised in a plaster. The foot is likely to be bruised and swollen.