Achilles tendon torn icd 10

• What is the ICD-10 code for an Achilles tendon tear?

  M66.369, ... unspecified lower leg. ICD-10-CM gives you three codes based on anatomical site (right lower leg, left lower leg, and unspecified). Documentation: Your physician most likely already documents the side of the Achilles tendon rupture, so now have you a way of specifying this with a diagnosis code.

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• Who is most at risk for an Achilles tendon tear?

  Men are about 7 times more likely to tear their Achilles. Men are much more likely to sustain an Achilles tendon rupture. 1 Most often this injury is seen in a 20- to 40-year-old athlete, and often occurs without any contact or collision. Certain antibiotics and cortisone shots may make you more likely to tear your Achilles.

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• What are the causes of an Achilles tendon tear?

  An Achilles tendon tear occurs when the tendon attaching the calf muscle to the heel is completely torn. This is a common injury, most often seen in middle-aged male weekend warriors. The Achilles tendon is the largest tendon in the body.

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• Are there any signs that an Achilles tendon tear may be imminent?

  An Achilles tendon tear, or rupture, is a traumatic injury that causes sudden pain behind the ankle. Patients may hear a 'pop' or a 'snap,' and will almost always say they feel as though they have been kicked in the heel (even though no one has kicked them).

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• [PDF File]Rehabilitation Guidelines: Post Achilles Tendon Reconstruction

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  S86.0 Injury of Achilles tendon S86.00 Unspecified injury of Achilles tendon S86.001 Unspecified injury of right Achilles tendon . S86.002 Unspecified injury of left Achilles tendon . S86.01 Strain of Achilles tendon S86.011 Strain of right Achilles tendon . S86.012 Strain of left Achilles tendon . S93.4 Sprain of ankle

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• [PDF File]Rehabilitation Protocol for Achilles Repair

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  53880 Carmichael Drive South Bend, IN 46635 60160 Bodnar Boulevard Mishawaka, IN 46544 Phone 574-247-9441 Fax: 574-247-9442 www.sbortho.com Developed in conjunction with the physicians at South Bend Orthopaedics

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• [PDF File]Common ICD-10 Codes: Sports - American Physical Therapy ...

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  1. Baxter JR, Corrigan P, et al. Exercise Progression to Incrementally Load the Achilles Tendon. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 2020. 53(1): 124-130. 2. Groetelaers PTGC, Janssen L, et al. Functional treatment or case immobilization after minimally invasive repair of an acute achilles tendon rupture: prospective, randomized trial.

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• [PDF File]Rehabilitation Protocol for Achilles Tendon Repair

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  3. Wilkins R, Bisson Lj. Operative versus nonoperative management of acute Achilles tendon ruptures: a quantitative systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Am J Sports Med; 2012:40:2154-60. 4. Yang X, Meng H, Quad Q, et al. Management of acute Achilles tendon ruptures. Bone Joint Res; 2018:7: 561 – 569.

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• Non-Operative Achilles Rupture Rehabilitation Guideline

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• [PDF File]ACHILLES RUPTURE: NONOPERATIVE PROTOCOL

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  Post Achilles Tendon Reconstruction . The Achilles tendon is the strongest and thickest tendon in the body. It attaches the calf muscles (soleus and gastrocnemius) to the heel bone (calcaneus). The tendon transmits force from the contracting calf muscles to the calcaneus to cause the foot action of plantar flexion (foot pointed

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