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Orthopaedic devices associated with injury or harm, therapeutic, nonsurgical or rehabilitative devices

Dispositivos ortopédicos associados às lesões ou danos, dispositivos terapêuticos, não cirúrgicos ou de reabilitação

Category

Definition

An orthopaedic device was involved in an adverse incident that occurred in a therapeutic (nonsurgical) and rehabilitative task

Coding Note

Code first the injury or harm associated with the device. Code also the mode or mechanism that explains the main way the cause leads to injury or harm.

Exclusions

  • Circumstances associated with a surgical or other medical device influencing the episode of care without injury or harm

Index Terms

Orthopaedic devices associated with injury or harm, therapeutic, nonsurgical or rehabilitative devicesOrthopaedic devices associated with injury or harm, joint injectionOrthopaedic devices associated with injury or harm, casting or other external fixation