Documentation of the diagnosis of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis should be made according to an established protocol, such as that published by the Arthritis Foundation, Bulletin on the Rheumatic Diseases. 1972-1973 Series, p 712. Inflammatory signs include persistent pain, tenderness, erythema, swelling, and increased local temperature of a joint. C. Degenerative arthritis may be the end stage of many skeletal diseases and conditions, such as traumatic arthritis, collagen disorders septic arthritis, congenital dislocation of the hip, aseptic necrosis of the hip, slipped capital femoral epiphyses, skeletal dysplasias, etc.
Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.
101.05 Disorders of the spine. Spinal fusion of six or more levels. 101.08 Chronic osteomyelitis with persistence or recurrence of inflammatory signs or drainage for at least 6 months despite prescribed therapy and consistent radiographic findings.