Pressure sores
Scope Notes: Sores produced by excessive pressure on an area, usually over a bony prominence, resulting from impairment of circulation and breakdown of tissue
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ICF I:
- b8 FUNCTIONS OF THE SKIN AND RELATED STRUCTURES
- s8 SKIN AND RELATED STRUCTURES SKIN AND RELATED STRUCTURES
ICF III:
- b810 Protective functions of the skin
- s810 Structure of areas of skin
ICF IV:
- s8100 Skin of head and neck region
- s8101 Skin of shoulder region
- s8102 Skin of upper extremity
- s8103 Skin of pelvic region
- s8104 Skin or lower extremity
- s8105 Skin of trunk and back
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