NC54.6 Strain or sprain of wrist
International Classification of Diseases for Mortality and Morbidity Statistics, 11th Revision, v2025-01
A collective term for muscle and ligament injuries of the tissues associated with the wrist without dislocation or fracture; a joint injury in which some of the fibers of a supporting ligament are ruptured but the continuity of the ligament remains intact. A strain is an overstretching or overexertion of some part of the musculature.
sections/codes in this section ()
- Strain or sprain of carpal joint (NC54.60)
- Strain or sprain of radiocarpal joint (NC54.61)
- Strain or sprain of carpometacarpal joint (NC54.62)
- Sprain of other specified part of wrist (NC54.6Y)
- Strain or sprain of wrist, unspecified (NC54.6Z)
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