22Injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes Injuries to the thorax NA83Dislocation or strain or sprain of joints or ligaments of thorax NA83.4Strain or sprain of ribs or sternum
NA83.42
category
Strain or sprain of chondro-sternal joint
Definition Aberrant biomechanical functions of the joints between the ribs and the sternum, which may be as a result of local disease, systemic disease, postural strain or trauma.
Also indexed as
Strain or sprain of chondro-sternal joint sprain of sternocostal joint
Nearby in Strain or sprain of ribs or sternum
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