5-853.00:
Operations on muscles, tendons, fasciae and bursas: Reconstruction of muscles: Refixation: Head and neck
You have had an operation on your head or neck.
Tendons are made up of very firm connective tissue. Tendons attach muscles to bones. A muscle in your head or neck has been re-stabilized. This usually involves anchoring the tendon of the muscle back to the bone.
Additional indicator
If necessary, additional letters are appended to OPS codes to indicate which side of the body is affected.
- L: Left
- R: Right
- B: Both sides
Further information
Source
Provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).