The following additional fifth signs denoting the localization of the lesion are given for optional use with the corresponding headings of the Dorsopathia block, excluding the M50 and M51; see also the note on p. 644.
- 0 Multiple departments of the spine
- 1 Obstruction, first and second cervical vertebrae
- 2 Neck area
- 3 Chestno-thoracic department
- 4 Thoracic Department
- 5 Lumbar-thoracic department
- 6 Lumbar section
- 7 The lumbosacral department
- 8 Sacral and sacrococcygeal
- 9 Unspecified localization
M40-M43 DEFORMING DORSOPATHIES
M45-M49 SPONDLOPATHY
M50-M54 OTHER DORSOPATHIES
Excluded: current trauma - see spine trauma in the regions of the body DISBD DIST ( M46.4 )