Chapter XIX

Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
(S00-T98)

Injuries to the elbow and forearm
(S50-S59)


Excludes:	bilateral involvement of elbow and forearm ( T00-T07 ) burns and corrosions ( T20-T32 ) frostbite ( T33-T35 ) injuries of: · arm, level unspecified ( T10-T11 ) · wrist and hand ( S60-S69 ) insect bite or sting, venomous ( T63.4 )


S50	Superficial injury of forearm
	Excludes:	superficial injury of wrist and hand ( S60.- )
S50.0	Contusion of elbow
S50.1	Contusion of other and unspecified parts of forearm
S50.7	Multiple superficial injuries of forearm
S50.8	Other superficial injuries of forearm
S50.9	Superficial injury of forearm, unspecified
	Superficial injury of elbow NOS


S51	Open wound of forearm
	Excludes:	open wound of wrist and hand ( S61.- ) traumatic amputation of forearm ( S58.- )
S51.0	Open wound of elbow
S51.7	Multiple open wounds of forearm
S51.8	Open wound of other parts of forearm
S51.9	Open wound of forearm, part unspecified


S52	Fracture of forearm
	The following subdivisions are provided for optional use in a supplementary character position where it is not possible or not desired to use multiple coding to identify fracture and open wound; a fracture not indicated as closed or open should be classified as closed.
	0	closed
	1	open
	Excludes:	fracture at wrist and hand level ( S62.- )
S52.0	Fracture of upper end of ulna
	Coronoid process Elbow NOS Monteggia's fracture-dislocation Olecranon process Proximal end
S52.1	Fracture of upper end of radius
	Head Neck Proximal end
S52.2	Fracture of shaft of ulna
S52.3	Fracture of shaft of radius
S52.4	Fracture of shafts of both ulna and radius
S52.5	Fracture of lower end of radius
	Colles' fracture Smith's fracture
S52.6	Fracture of lower end of both ulna and radius
S52.7	Multiple fractures of forearm
	Excludes:	fractures of both ulna and radius: · lower end ( S52.6 ) · shafts ( S52.4 )
S52.8	Fracture of other parts of forearm
	Lower end of ulna Head of ulna
S52.9	Fracture of forearm, part unspecified


S53	Dislocation, sprain and strain of joints and ligaments of elbow
S53.0	Dislocation of radial head
	Radiohumeral joint
	Excludes:	Monteggia's fracture-dislocation ( S52.0 )
S53.1	Dislocation of elbow, unspecified
	Ulnohumeral joint
	Excludes:	dislocation of radial head alone ( S53.0 )
S53.2	Traumatic rupture of radial collateral ligament
S53.3	Traumatic rupture of ulnar collateral ligament
S53.4	Sprain and strain of elbow


S54	Injury of nerves at forearm level
	Excludes:	injury of nerves at wrist and hand level ( S64.- )
S54.0	Injury of ulnar nerve at forearm level
	Ulnar nerve NOS
S54.1	Injury of median nerve at forearm level
	Median nerve NOS
S54.2	Injury of radial nerve at forearm level
	Radial nerve NOS
S54.3	Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at forearm level
S54.7	Injury of multiple nerves at forearm level
S54.8	Injury of other nerves at forearm level
S54.9	Injury of unspecified nerve at forearm level


S55	Injury of blood vessels at forearm level
	Excludes:	injury of: · blood vessels at wrist and hand level ( S65.- ) · brachial vessels ( S45.1-S45.2 )
S55.0	Injury of ulnar artery at forearm level
S55.1	Injury of radial artery at forearm level
S55.2	Injury of vein at forearm level
S55.7	Injury of multiple blood vessels at forearm level
S55.8	Injury of other blood vessels at forearm level
S55.9	Injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level


S56	Injury of muscle and tendon at forearm level
	Excludes:	injury of muscle and tendon at or below wrist ( S66.- )
S56.0	Injury of flexor muscle and tendon of thumb at forearm level
S56.1	Injury of long flexor muscle and tendon of other finger(s) at forearm level
S56.2	Injury of other flexor muscle and tendon at forearm level
S56.3	Injury of extensor or abductor muscles and tendons of thumb at forearm level
S56.4	Injury of extensor muscle and tendon of other finger(s) at forearm level
S56.5	Injury of other extensor muscle and tendon at forearm level
S56.7	Injury of multiple muscles and tendons at forearm level
S56.8	Injury of other and unspecified muscles and tendons at forearm level


S57	Crushing injury of forearm
	Excludes:	crushing injury of wrist and hand ( S67.- )
S57.0	Crushing injury of elbow
S57.8	Crushing injury of other parts of forearm
S57.9	Crushing injury of forearm, part unspecified


S58	Traumatic amputation of forearm
	Excludes:	traumatic amputation of wrist and hand ( S68.- )
S58.0	Traumatic amputation at elbow level
S58.1	Traumatic amputation at level between elbow and wrist
S58.9	Traumatic amputation of forearm, level unspecified


S59	Other and unspecified injuries of forearm
	Excludes:	other and unspecified injuries of wrist and hand ( S69.- )
S59.7	Multiple injuries of forearm
	Injuries classifiable to more than one of the categories S50-S58
S59.8	Other specified injuries of forearm
S59.9	Unspecified injury of forearm