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There are several kinds of kyphosis (ICD-10 codes are provided): Postural kyphosis (M40.0), the most common type, normally attributed to slouching, can occur in both the old [7] and the young. In the young, it can be called "slouching" and is reversible by correcting muscular imbalances.
Notice the signature 'wedging' shape of the four vertebrae in the lower thoracic area. The other vertebral bodies are otherwise normal. The measured kyphosis for this patient is ~70°. Scheuermann's disease on lateral CT of the T spine. Diagnosis is typically by medical imaging. The degree of kyphosis can be measured by Cobb's angle and ...
Kyphosis; L Larsen syndrome ... ICD-10 Chapter Q: Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities; List of ICD-9 codes 740–759: congenital ...
Gibbus deformity is a form of structural kyphosis typically found in the upper lumbar and lower thoracic vertebrae, where one or more adjacent vertebrae become wedged. Gibbus deformity most often develops in young children as a result of spinal tuberculosis and is the result of collapse of vertebral bodies.
Hemivertebrae are wedge-shaped vertebrae and therefore can cause an angle in the spine (such as kyphosis, scoliosis, and lordosis). Among the congenital vertebral anomalies, hemivertebrae are the most likely to cause neurologic problems. [5] The most common location is the midthoracic vertebrae, especially the eighth (T8). [6]
[10] Effects of osteoporosis on the spine. Another cause for bilateral iliocostal contact is based on the kyphosis curve of the spine. The thoracic spine is slightly curved due to the shape of the vertebral bodies and intervertebral discs, with a normal Cobb angle measurement between 20 and 40 degrees.
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 ...
This category reflects the organization of International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th Revision. Generally, diseases outlined within the ICD-10 codes M40-M43 within Chapter XIII: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue should be included in this category.