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813.05 Fracture of head of radius closed
813.06 Fracture of neck of radius closed
813.15 Fracture of head of radius open
813.16 Fracture of neck of radius open
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S52.123A Displaced fracture of head of unspecified radius, initial encounter for closed fracture
S52.126A Nondisplaced fracture of head of unspecified radius, initial encounter for closed fracture
S52.133A Displaced fracture of neck of unspecified radius, initial encounter for closed fracture
S52.136A Nondisplaced fracture of neck of unspecified radius, initial encounter for closed fracture
S52.123B Displaced fracture of head of unspecified radius, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
S52.123C Displaced fracture of head of unspecified radius, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
S52.126B Nondisplaced fracture of head of unspecified radius, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
S52.126C Nondisplaced fracture of head of unspecified radius, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
S52.133B Displaced fracture of neck of unspecified radius, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
S52.133C Displaced fracture of neck of unspecified radius, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
S52.136B Nondisplaced fracture of neck of unspecified radius, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
S52.136C Nondisplaced fracture of neck of unspecified radius, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
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PREFERRED PRACTICE PATTERN
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PATIENT PRESENTATION
A 38-year-old woman arrives to the emergency room complaining of 10/10 elbow pain. She reports she was running in the street, did not see a hole in the road and experienced a “hard” fall against the concrete. She continued to report putting out her arm to attempt to dampen the fall, but felt immediate sharp pain in her elbow upon impact. The woman demonstrated increased upper extremity (UE) guarding with any attempted elbow movements and visible deformity at the distal elbow with edema. Upon palpation, patient demonstrated tenderness directly over radial head. Crepitus was noted with forearm supination. X-rays were performed and patient was found to have a displaced proximal radial head fracture.
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