M91.9: Juvenile osteochondrosis of hip and pelvis, unspecified
Bone tissue in your hip or pelvis has died off.
The two hip joints connect the pelvis to the thighbones (femurs). At each side of the pelvic bone there is a depression. This depression is also called the hip socket. The femoral head sits in the hip socket. The femoral head is the rounded, top end of the femur.
If bone tissue has died off, it can be painful. You may also no longer be able to move the affected area properly. The tissue around the affected bones may be swollen.
Bone tissue can die off if does not get a good supply of blood. If bone tissue has died off, the affected bone may become misshapen. The bone may also then stop growing as well.
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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