S63.12: Dislocation of finger: Interphalangeal (joint)
You have dislocated a finger.
The hand is made up of a lot of small bones and joints. Immediately after the forearm is the carpus. Then comes the metacarpus and then the individual fingers.
The bones in the joints are also attached to connective tissue by ligaments. When bones in a joint are no longer properly aligned, we say it is dislocated. Tendons may then get pushed out of their natural position.
Your finger bones are not properly aligned with one another.
When someone has a dislocated joint, they may be in pain or unable to move their hand 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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