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Describing pediatric fractures in the era of ICD-10

Authors: Tal Laor, Roger Cornwall

Published in: Pediatric Radiology | Issue 6/2020

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.

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Title: Describing pediatric fractures in the era of ICD-10
Authors: Tal Laor
Roger Cornwall
Publication date: 01-05-2020
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Pediatric Radiology / Issue 6/2020
Print ISSN: 0301-0449
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1998
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-019-04591-2

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