M61.37: Calcification and ossification of muscles associated with burns Ankle and foot
You have calcium deposits or ossifications in muscles in your ankle or foot.
When muscle tissue gets damaged, various substances are released into the tissue. Some of these substances can cause calcium deposits in the muscles or cause bone to form. Over a period of several weeks, muscle cells can then turn to bone.
The calcium deposits or ossifications are a result of your muscles being damaged by burns.
Calcium deposits and ossifications can cause hard areas in the affected muscles. This can cause pain in that location. It may also be that you are no longer able to move the affected areas of your body properly.
Additional indicator
On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.
- G: Confirmed diagnosis
- V: Tentative diagnosis
- Z: Condition after
- A: Excluded diagnosis
- L: Left
- R: Right
- B: Both sides
Further information
Source
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