Sprain of other specified sites of elbow and forearm (841.8)
ICD-9 code 841.8 for Sprain of other specified sites of elbow and forearm is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -SPRAINS AND STRAINS OF JOINTS AND ADJACENT MUSCLES (840-848).
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