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98 results for “knee instability”
- Diagnostic code: DC 5257Musculoskeletal System
Knee, other impairment of:
Rated under § 4.71a
- Diagnostic code: DC 5239Musculoskeletal System
Spondylolisthesis or segmental instability
Rated under § 4.71a
- Diagnostic code: DC 5263Musculoskeletal System
Genu recurvatum (acquired, traumatic, with weakness and insecurity in weight-bearing objectively demonstrated)
Rated under § 4.71a
- Diagnostic code: DC 5256Musculoskeletal System
Knee, ankylosis of:
Rated under § 4.71a
- Diagnostic code: DC 5258Musculoskeletal System
Cartilage, semilunar, dislocated, with frequent episodes of “locking,” pain, and effusion into the joint
Rated under § 4.71a
- Diagnostic code: DC 5010Musculoskeletal System
Post-traumatic arthritis
Rate as limitation of motion, dislocation, or other specified instability under the affected joint. If there are 2 or more joints affected, each rating shall be combined in accordance with § 4.25.
- Diagnostic code: DC 5259Musculoskeletal System
Cartilage, semilunar, removal of, symptomatic
Rated under § 4.71a
- Diagnostic code: DC 5055Musculoskeletal System
Knee, resurfacing or replacement (prosthesis)
Prosthetic replacement of knee joint. With intermediate degrees of residual weakness, pain or limitation of motion rate by analogy to diagnostic codes 5256, 5261, or 5262.
- Diagnostic code: DC 5261Musculoskeletal System
Leg, limitation of extension of:
Rated under § 4.71a
- Diagnostic code: DC 5260Musculoskeletal System
Leg, limitation of flexion of:
Rated under § 4.71a
- Diagnostic code: DC 5314Muscle Injuries
Group XIV. Function: Extension of knee (2, 3, 4, 5); simultaneous flexion of hip and flexion of knee (1); tension of fascia lata and iliotibial (Maissiat's) band, acting with XVII (1) in postural support of body (6); acting with hamstrings in synchronizing hip and knee (1, 2). Anterior thigh group: (1) Sartorius; (2) rectus femoris; (3) vastus externus; (4) vastus intermedius; (5) vastus internus; (6) tensor vaginae femoris
Rated under § 4.73
- Diagnostic code: DC 5164Musculoskeletal System
Amputation not improvable by prosthesis controlled by natural knee action
Rated under § 4.71a
- Diagnostic code: DC 8526Neurological Conditions and Convulsive Disorders
Paralysis of:
Rated under § 4.124a
- Diagnostic code: DC 5313Muscle Injuries
Group XIII. Function: Extension of hip and flexion of knee; outward and inward rotation of flexed knee; acting with rectus femoris and sartorius (see XIV, 1, 2) synchronizing simultaneous flexion of hip and knee and extension of hip and knee by belt-over-pulley action at knee joint. Posterior thigh group, Hamstring complex of 2-joint muscles: (1) Biceps femoris; (2) semimembranosus; (3) semitendinosus
Rated under § 4.73
- Diagnostic code: DC 5315Muscle Injuries
Group XV. Function: Adduction of hip (1, 2, 3, 4); flexion of hip (1, 2); flexion of knee (4). Mesial thigh group: (1) Adductor longus; (2) adductor brevis; (3) adductor magnus; (4) gracilis
Rated under § 4.73
- Diagnostic code: DC 5161Musculoskeletal System
Upper third, one-third of the distance from perineum to knee joint measured from perineum
Rated under § 4.71a
- Diagnostic code: DC 8520Neurological Conditions and Convulsive Disorders
Paralysis of:
Rated under § 4.124a
- Diagnostic code: DC 5019Musculoskeletal System
Bursitis
Evaluate the diseases under diagnostic codes 5013 through 5024 as degenerative arthritis, based on limitation of motion of affected parts.
- Diagnostic code: DC 5209Musculoskeletal System
Elbow, other impairment of
Rated under § 4.71a
- Diagnostic code: DC 5311Muscle Injuries
Group XI. Function: Propulsion, plantar flexion of foot (1); stabilization of arch (2, 3); flexion of toes (4, 5); Flexion of knee (6). Posterior and lateral crural muscles, and muscles of the calf: (1) Triceps surae (gastrocnemius and soleus); (2) tibialis posterior; (3) peroneus longus; (4) peroneus brevis; (5) flexor hallucis longus; (6) flexor digitorum longus; (7) popliteus; (8) plantaris
Rated under § 4.73
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