The most common causes include:
The easiest way to decipher between a sprained or broken ankle is your ability to bear weight. If you can’tmove your foot or bear any weight, it’s likely a break. Sprains come in many forms. A high ankle sprain versus low ankle sprain can explain why you’re bruised in upper or lower regions of the foot. Inflammation can illuminate where ...
ICD-10 code S82 for Fracture of lower leg, including ankle is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes .
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2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S82. 92XA: Unspecified fracture of left lower leg, initial encounter for closed fracture.
The lateral malleolus is the distal end of the fibula, whereas the medial and posterior malleoli are part of the tibia.
S82.832A2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S82. 832A: Other fracture of upper and lower end of left fibula, initial encounter for closed fracture.
Synopsis. Distal fibula fracture, the most common type of ankle fracture, is an isolated malleolar fracture (70% or greater); the majority of these are lateral malleolus fractures. Distal fibula fractures can affect adult patient of any age as well as children.
ICD-10 code S52. 501A for Unspecified fracture of the lower end of right radius, initial encounter for closed fracture is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes .
Different types of ankle fracturesFibula Only Fracture (lateral malleolus fracture) The base of the fibula (the lateral malleolus) forms the bony lump on the outside of your ankle. ... Bimalleolar Ankle Fracture. ... Trimalleolar Fractures. ... Tibia Only Fracture (pilon fracture) ... Maisonneuve Fracture.
ICD-10 code M25. 571 for Pain in right ankle and joints of right foot is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Arthropathies .
Unspecified physeal fracture of lower end of right fibula, initial encounter for closed fracture. S89. 301A 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 S89.
Distal fibular fractures are the most common type at the ankle and are usually the result of an inversion injury with or without rotation. They are the extension of a lateral collateral ligament injury.
Distal fibular fractures represent the majority of ankle fractures. Fibular fractures in younger adults are often caused by trauma, however when compared to fibular fractures of the elderly that usually occur as a result of low energy injuries, the severity of tissue damage is equivalent.