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This is a shortened version of the thirteenth chapter of the ICD-9: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue. It covers ICD codes 710 to 739. The full chapter can be found on pages 395 to 415 of Volume 1, which contains all (sub)categories of the ICD-9. Volume 2 is an alphabetical index of Volume 1.
Arthralgia (from Greek arthro- 'joint' and -algos 'pain') literally means 'joint pain'. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Specifically, arthralgia is a symptom of injury , infection , illness (in particular arthritis ), or an allergic reaction to medication .
ICD-10 is the 10th revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), a medical classification list by the World Health Organization (WHO). It contains codes for diseases, signs and symptoms, abnormal findings, complaints, social circumstances, and external causes of injury or diseases. [1]
Arthralgia, as well as arthritis, are the sole signs in 67% of patients, and they may appear years before other symptoms. [11] A case series comprising twenty-five patients with Whipple's disease -related arthropathy revealed that symmetric migratory polyarthritis , primarily affecting the knees, ankles, and wrists, was the most prevalent ...
Although Version:2019 was the last update, and ICD-11 is now available, WHO are still accepting data reported using ICD-10 from member states yet to make the switch to ICD-11. ICD-11 (International classification of diseases, 11th revision) – available for reporting data to WHO since 1 January 2022 [ 5 ]
Adoption of ICD-10-CM was slow in the United States. Since 1979, the US had required ICD-9-CM codes [11] for Medicare and Medicaid claims, and most of the rest of the American medical industry followed suit. On 1 January 1999 the ICD-10 (without clinical extensions) was adopted for reporting mortality, but ICD-9-CM was still used for morbidity ...
Myalgia or muscle pain is a painful sensation evolving from muscle tissue.It is a symptom of many diseases.The most common cause of acute myalgia is the overuse of a muscle or group of muscles; another likely cause is viral infection, especially when there has been no injury.
Osteoarthritis is a degenerative, or non-inflammatory arthritis. It is the most common type of arthritis, affecting between 19% and 30% of adults above the age of 45.