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7               Kind of injury, disease or death to which this Statement of Principles relates
(1)          This Statement of Principles is about pes planus and death from pes planus.
Meaning of pes planus
(2)          For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, pes planus:
(a)          means a substantial collapse of the medial longitudinal arch of the foot that results in either:
(i)            medical treatment; or
(ii)         symptoms of medial foot pain; and
(b)          includes congenital pes planus, developmental pes planus, acquired pes planus, flexible pes planus and rigid pes planus.
            Note 1: Pes planus is also known as flatfoot deformity and can occur with calcaneal valgus or forefoot abduction.
Note 2: Medical treatment may include the use of orthotics.
(3)          While pes planus attracts ICD‑10‑AM code M21.4 or Q66.5, in applying this Statement of Principles the meaning of pes planus is that given in subsection (2).
(4)          For subsection (3), a reference to an ICD-10-AM code is a reference to the code assigned to a particular kind of injury or disease in The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision, Australian Modification (ICD-10-AM), Tenth Edition, effective date of 1 July 2017, copyrighted by the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, ISBN 978-1-76007-296-4.
Death from pes planus
(5)          For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, pes planus, in relation to a person, includes death from a terminal event or condition that was contributed to by the person's pes planus.
Note: terminal event is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.