Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2018L01838:reg:7
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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 iliotibial band syndrome and death from iliotibial band syndrome.
Meaning of iliotibial band syndrome
(2)          For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, iliotibial band syndrome:
(a)          means a condition of the distal portion of the iliotibial tract where it courses over the lateral femoral epicondyle; and
(b)          is characterised by pain and tenderness over the lateral aspect of the knee which usually worsens with physical activity; and
(c)          excludes proximal iliotibial band syndrome and iliotibial band insertional tendinosis.
(3)          While iliotibial band syndrome attracts ICD‑10‑AM code M76.3, in applying this Statement of Principles the meaning of iliotibial band syndrome 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 iliotibial band syndrome
(5)          For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, iliotibial band syndrome, in relation to a person, includes death from a terminal event or condition that was contributed to by the person's iliotibial band syndrome.
Note: terminal event is defined in the Schedule 1 – Dictionary.