Birth injury to sternocleidomastoidICD-11 Subcategory
ICD-11 code : KA43.0;
Preferred Label : Birth injury to sternocleidomastoid;
ICD-11 definition : Injury to the sternomastoid muscle due to birth usually presents with torticollis
(tilt and rotation of head) and a firm, spindle-shaped, immobile mass in the midportion
of sternomastoid muscle.;
ICD-11 synonym : Sternomastoid injury due to birth injury;
ICD-11 inclusion : Sternomastoid haematoma due to birth injury;
Injury to the sternomastoid muscle due to birth usually presents with torticollis
(tilt and rotation of head) and a firm, spindle-shaped, immobile mass in the midportion
of sternomastoid muscle.