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S34.73: Injury of spinal cord: L3

You have injured the lower part of your spinal cord.

The spinal cord is located in the spinal column. The spinal cord is made up of nerve fibers. The brain uses the nerve fibers to exchange information with the organs, skin and muscles. The spinal cord extends from the cervical spine to the upper area of the lumbar spine. Part of the lower spinal cord is known as the lumbar spinal cord. The lumbar spinal cord is divided into 5 sections.

You have injured your lumbar spinal cord beneath the third section. As a result, you may have symptoms in the lower half of your body. You may no longer be able to move your legs properly, for example. One may no longer properly feel touch, heat or pain in some parts of the body. Certain bodily functions, such as passing water and emptying your bowels, may also be affected.

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

Provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).