M81.37: Postsurgical malabsorption osteoporosis Ankle and foot
You have osteoporosis.
With osteoporosis, the bone tissue is less dense than usual. As a result, the affected bones are less strong and they break more easily.
Bones consist mainly of bone cells, certain proteins and various minerals. The minerals include calcium and phosphate, in particular. The bone tissue is constantly being broken down and built up again. This enables bones to adapt well to loading. There is usually a balance between the growth and breakdown of bone tissue.
After surgery, you are no longer able to properly absorb certain proteins or minerals with your food. This can happen after an operation on your stomach, intestine or pancreas, for example. If you are unable to properly absorb proteins or minerals, you will have too few of them in your body. If this results in a shortage of proteins or minerals for your bone tissue, the bone tissue will be less dense than usual. As a result, you have osteoporosis. The osteoporosis has caused you to have bone tissue in your ankle or foot that is less dense than usual.
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
Note
This information is not intended for self-diagnosis and does not replace professional medical advice from a doctor. If you find an ICD code on a personal medical document, please also note the additional indicator used for diagnostic confidence.Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the ICD diagnosis code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.
Source
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