NC33.4 Strain or sprain of elbow
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 elbow 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.
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synonyms
- Strain or sprain of elbow
- Sprain or strain of elbow, radial collateral ligament
- Sprain or strain of elbow, ulnar collateral ligament
- Sprain or strain radiohumeral joint
- Sprain or strain ulnohumeral joint
- Elbow sprain
- radiohumeral sprain
- ulnohumeral sprain
- Elbow strain
- radiohumeral strain
- ulnohumeral strain
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