2007 ICD-9-CM Procedure 78.27 Limb shortening procedures, tibia and fibulas 78.27 is a specific code that can be used to specify a procedure 78.27 contains 7 index entries View the full Volume 3 78.* hierarchy Index entries containing 78.27: Arrest bone growth (epiphyseal) 78.20 fibula 78.27 tibia 78.27 Shortening bone (fusion) 78.20 tibia 78.27 Stapling epiphyseal plate 78.20 fibula 78.27 tibia 78.27 Suture (laceration) periosteum 78.20 fibula 78.27 tibia 78.27