ICD-10-CM Code for Fracture of unspecified part of neck of left femur, initial encounter for closed fracture S72. 002A.
03: Fracture of neck of femur: Subcapital.
The femoral neck is the region of the femur bounded by the femoral head proximally and the greater and lesser trochanters distally (shown below). A femoral neck fracture is intracapsular, that is within the hip joint and beneath the fibrous joint capsule.
A femoral neck fracture is a type of hip fracture of the thigh bone (femur)—just below the ball of the ball-and-socket hip joint. This type of fracture disconnects the ball from the rest of the femur. It often causes groin pain that worsens when you putting weight on the injured leg.Jan 22, 2021
S72. 92XA 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 S72. 92XA became effective on October 1, 2021.
Subcapital fracture is the most common type of intracapsular neck of femur fracture. The fracture line extends through the junction of the head and neck of femur.Apr 7, 2019
Femoral neck fractures are a specific type of intracapsular hip fracture. The femoral neck connects the femoral shaft with the femoral head. The hip joint is the articulation of the femoral head with the acetabulum. The junctional location makes the femoral neck prone to fracture.May 19, 2021
The femoral neck makes an angle (the angle of inclination) with the shaft of 120–130° in the adult, representing the adaptation of the femur to the parallel position of the legs in gait (Fig.
Intertrochanteric fractures are defined as extracapsular fractures of the proximal femur that occur between the greater and lesser trochanter. The intertrochanteric aspect of the femur is located between the greater and lesser trochanters and is composed of dense trabecular bone.
In older people, the most common cause of a femoral neck fracture is a fall onto the hip joint. The injury is usually favoured by osteoporosis, a condition in which the density of the bone is reduced. Compared to the bones of younger people, osteoporotic bones break much more frequently under the same stress.
Additionally, intertrochanteric fracture patients were shown to have lower trabecular bone density than femoral neck fracture patients (10). Women with intertrochanteric fractures had lower vitamin D levels, poorer health and ambulation, and a higher mortality rate than women with femoral neck fractures (8).