Ankylosis Of Lower Leg Joint

The condition is due to the ankylosed hip joint with the following altered muscle function of the lower limb and altered me- chanics of the knee in standing and walking ie.

Ankylosis of lower leg joint. Favorable angle in full extension or in slight flexion between 0 and 10 degrees. Ankylosis of lower leg joint. 25 - 30 of flexion 0 - 10 external rotation 2 - 5 of adduction.

Billable Thru Sept 302015. 10 - 15 flexion with good alignment. Joint ankylosis of the lower leg.

ICD-9-CM 71856 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim however 71856 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30 2015. Ankyloses Gr immobility and consolidation of a joint due to disease injury or surgical procedure. Fusion of the phalanges in either the toes or the fingers.

It can result from trauma degenerative changes infection or a space-occupying lesion. Article in Russian Bedrin AV Makushin VD. Epidemiology One study reports sympha.

Fractures of the bones of the upper and lower limbs that do not involve a joint surface and that have healed without angulation deformity or shortening are not considered to cause any permanent impairment and are assessed at nil. Non-Billable OnAfter Oct 12015. Less commonly the metacarpophalangeal joints may be affected.

ICD-10-CM M24669 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Groups MS-DRG v 390. Lengthening of the lower extremity in ankylosed knee joint subsequent to a tuberculous process. Ankylosis of the temporomandibular joint TMJ is a gradually developing condition manifested by decrease in the range of motion of the mandible.