Strain or sprain of wrist

Description

A collective term for muscle and ligament injuries of the tissues associated with the wrist without dislocation or fracture; a joint injury in which some of the fibers of a supporting ligament are ruptured but the continuity of the ligament remains intact. A strain is an overstretching or overexertion of some part of the musculature.

Exclusions from above levels

http://id.who.int/icd/entity/152692065 – Frostbite
http://id.who.int/icd/entity/163532889 – Burns
ND53 – Other injuries of arm, level unspecified

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NE61 – Insect bite or sting, venomous
FB80.7 – Malunion of fracture
FB80.8 – Nonunion of fracture
FB80.A – Stress fracture, not elsewhere classified
FB80.B – Pathological fracture
http://id.who.int/icd/entity/624443803 – Birth injury
JB0A – Certain specified obstetric trauma

Child codes

NC54.60 – Strain or sprain of carpal joint
NC54.61 – Strain or sprain of radiocarpal joint
NC54.62 – Strain or sprain of carpometacarpal joint
NC54.6Y – Sprain of other specified part of wrist
NC54.6Z – Strain or sprain of wrist, unspecified

Sibling codes

NC54.0 – Dislocation of wrist
NC54.1 – Dislocation of thumb
NC54.2 – Dislocation of finger
NC54.3 – Multiple dislocations of fingers
NC54.4 – Traumatic rupture of ligament of wrist or carpus
NC54.5 – Traumatic rupture of ligament of finger at metacarpophalangeal or interphalangeal joint
NC54.7 – Strain or sprain of thumb
NC54.8 – Strain or sprain of finger
NC54.Y – Dislocation or sprain of other specified joints or ligaments at wrist or hand level
NC54.Z – Dislocation or strain or sprain of joints or ligaments at wrist or hand level, unspecified

Foundation entity

Strain or sprain of wrist – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/2035657921

Allowed postcoordination axes

Part of: NC54: Dislocation or strain or sprain of joints or ligaments at wrist or hand level › 22: Injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes