Q68.5: Congenital bowing of long bones of leg, unspecified
Your long bones in the leg are bent. This condition is congenital, which means you were born with it.
There are normally 3 long bones in the leg. The thigh bone is in the thigh. The tibia and fibula are in the lower leg. The thigh and the lower leg are connected to each other by the knee joint.
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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