Bowing - in the ICD-10-CM Index

Browse the ICD-10-CM codes with references applicable to the clinical term "bowing"

• Bowing

  • femur - See Also: Deformity, limb, specified type NEC, thigh;

    • congenital - Q68.3 Congenital bowing of femur

  • fibula - See Also: Deformity, limb, specified type NEC, lower leg;

    • congenital - Q68.4 Congenital bowing of tibia and fibula

  • forearm - See: Deformity, limb, specified type NEC, forearm;

  • leg (s), long bones, congenital - Q68.5 Congenital bowing of long bones of leg, unspecified

  • radius - See: Deformity, limb, specified type NEC, forearm;

  • tibia - See Also: Deformity, limb, specified type NEC, lower leg;

    • congenital - Q68.4 Congenital bowing of tibia and fibula

Femur: The longest and largest bone of the skeleton, it is situated between the hip and the knee.

Fibula: The bone of the lower leg lateral to and smaller than the tibia. In proportion to its length, it is the most slender of the long bones.

Forearm: Part of the upper extremity in humans and primates extending from the ELBOW to the WRIST.

Radius: The outer shorter of the two bones of the FOREARM, lying parallel to the ULNA and partially revolving around it.

Tibia: The second longest bone of the skeleton. It is located on the medial side of the lower leg, articulating with the FIBULA laterally, the TALUS distally, and the FEMUR proximally.