ICD-11 code : FB81;
Preferred Label : Osteonecrosis;
ICD-11 definition : Osteonecrosis is the medical term for death of bone tissue that occurs when the supply
of blood to the bone is cut off for some reason. Doctors sometimes refer to the condition
as avascular necrosis, aseptic necrosis or ischemic bone necrosis;
ICD-11 synonym : necrotic bone; necrotizing bone; aseptic necrosis of bone, site unspecified; spontaneous osteonecrosis; aseptic osteonecrosis; aseptic or avascular bone necrosis; avascular necrosis of bone; necrosis of bone NOS; bone necrosis; aseptic necrosis of bone;
ICD-11 inclusion : avascular necrosis of bone;
ICD-11 "other" category code : FB81.Y;
ICD-11 "unspecified" category code : FB81.Z;
Origin ID : 536467755;
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Osteonecrosis is the medical term for death of bone tissue that occurs when the supply
of blood to the bone is cut off for some reason. Doctors sometimes refer to the condition
as avascular necrosis, aseptic necrosis or ischemic bone necrosis
