S83.012

Lateral subluxation of left patella

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Inclusion terms

avulsion of joint or ligament of knee
laceration of cartilage, joint or ligament of knee
sprain of cartilage, joint or ligament of knee
traumatic hemarthrosis of joint or ligament of knee
traumatic rupture of joint or ligament of knee
traumatic subluxation of joint or ligament of knee
traumatic tear of joint or ligament of knee
Note: Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
Note: The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

birth trauma (P10-P15) (from S83)
obstetric trauma (O70-O71) (from S83)
burns and corrosions (T20-T32) (from S83)
frostbite (T33-T34) (from S83)
injuries of ankle and foot, except fracture of ankle and malleolus (S90-S99) (from S83)
insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4) (from S83)
derangement of patella (M22.0-M22.3) (from S83)
injury of patellar ligament (tendon) (S76.1-) (from S83)
internal derangement of knee (M23.-) (from S83)
old dislocation of knee (M24.36) (from S83)
pathological dislocation of knee (M24.36) (from S83)
recurrent dislocation of knee (M22.0) (from S83)
strain of muscle, fascia and tendon of lower leg (S86.-) (from S83)

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