Erschienen in:
01.05.2020 | Review
Describing pediatric fractures in the era of ICD-10
verfasst von:
Tal Laor, Roger Cornwall
Erschienen in:
Pediatric Radiology
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Ausgabe 6/2020
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Abstract
Childhood fractures are extremely common. The recent trend is to direct certain fracture care from orthopedic specialists to primary care clinicians. However, to confirm an appropriate level of treatment, the initial diagnosis must be accurate, the description precise, and the communication between those caring for the child consistent. This review illustrates descriptors used at one institution that are based on terminology consensually created between radiologists and orthopedic surgeons for common pediatric fracture types and their displacement, and that satisfy the expanded and detailed International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD)-10 requirements for successful coding.