Free ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes > 2009 > Diseases Of The Musculoskeletal System And Connective Tissue 710-739 > Osteopathies, Chondropathies, And Acquired Musculoskeletal Deformities 730-739 > Osteitis deformans and osteopathies associated with other disorders classified elsewhere 731.* >
disease marked by repeated episodes of increased bone resorption followed by excessive repair, resulting in weakened, deformed bones of increased mass.
A disease of bone that initially results in the excessive resorption of bone (by osteoclasts) followed by the replacement of normal bone marrow with vascular and fibrous tissue.
Also applicable to/known as
Paget's disease of bone
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index Entries That Refer To 731.0