S50-S59: Injuries to the elbow and forearm
S56: Injury of muscle and tendon at forearm level
Subcodes of S56:
- 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
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