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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.
30,000 (2015) [ 4] Rheumatoid arthritis ( RA) is a long-term autoimmune disorder that primarily affects joints. [ 1] It typically results in warm, swollen, and painful joints. [ 1] Pain and stiffness often worsen following rest. [ 1] Most commonly, the wrist and hands are involved, with the same joints typically involved on both sides of the ...
Shoulder problems including pain, are one of the more common reasons for physician visits for musculoskeletal symptoms. The shoulder is the most movable joint in the body. However, it is an unstable joint because of the range of motion allowed. This instability increases the likelihood of joint injury, often leading to a degenerative process in ...
Adhesive capsulitis (AC), also known as frozen shoulder, is a condition associated with shoulder pain and stiffness. [ 1] It is a common shoulder ailment that is marked by pain and a loss of range of motion, particularly in external rotation. [ 3] There is a loss of the ability to move the shoulder, both voluntarily and by others, in multiple ...
Arthritis is a form of arthropathy that involves inflammation of one or more joints, [ 3][ 4] while the term arthropathy may be used regardless of whether there is inflammation or not. Joint diseases can be classified as follows: [citation needed] Synovitis is the medical term for inflammation of the synovial membrane.
Osteoarthritis ( OA) is a type of degenerative joint disease that results from breakdown of joint cartilage and underlying bone. [ 5][ 6] It is believed to be the fourth leading cause of disability in the world, affecting 1 in 7 adults in the United States alone. [ 7] The most common symptoms are joint pain and stiffness. [ 1]
Specialty. Orthopedics, sports medicine. Shoulder impingement syndrome is a syndrome involving tendonitis ( inflammation of tendons) of the rotator cuff muscles as they pass through the subacromial space, the passage beneath the acromion. It is particularly associated with tendonitis of the supraspinatus muscle. [ 1]
Palindromic rheumatism ( PR) is a syndrome characterised by recurrent, self-resolving inflammatory attacks in and around the joints, and consists of arthritis or periarticular soft tissue inflammation. [ 1] The course is often acute onset, with sudden and rapidly developing attacks or flares. There is pain, redness, swelling, and disability of ...