51XP for Displaced fracture of medial malleolus of right tibia, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes .
The knob on the outside of the ankle, the lateral malleolus, is the end of the fibula, the smaller bone in the lower leg.
The tibia and fibula have specific parts that make up the ankle: Medial malleolus - inside part of the tibia. Posterior malleolus - back part of the tibia. Lateral malleolus - end of the fibula.
ICD-10-CM Code for Nondisplaced fracture of medial malleolus of left tibia S82. 55.
A posterior malleolus fracture is a fracture of the back of the tibia at the ankle joint. In most cases of posterior malleolus fracture, the lateral malleolus (fibula) is also fractured. This is because it shares ligament attachments with the posterior malleolus. There can also be a fracture of the medial malleolus.
Medical Definition of malleolus : an expanded projection or process at the distal end of the fibula or tibia at the level of the ankle: a : the expanded lower end of the fibula situated on the lateral side of the leg at the ankle. — called also external malleolus, lateral malleolus.
Posterior malleolus fractures are fractures of the posterior segment of the tibial plafond and a common occurrence in the setting of bimalleolar or trimalleolar ankle fractures.
Lateral malleolus is the name given to the bone on the outside of the ankle joint, called the fibula. The most common type of ankle fracture is a lateral malleolus fracture, which can occur when the ankle is twisted or rolled.
You probably know the medial malleolus as the bump that protrudes on the inner side of your ankle. It's actually not a separate bone, but the end of your larger leg bone — the tibia, or shinbone. The medial malleolus is the largest of the three bone segments that form your ankle.
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 .
Fractures of the medial malleolus are relatively uncommon and usually occur as part of a more complex pattern of ankle fractures. The injury occurs when the foot is forcefully rolled inward or outward.
2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S82. 832A: Other fracture of upper and lower end of left fibula, initial encounter for closed fracture.
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here."
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code S82.5. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.