Other acquired deformities of limbs (736)
ICD-9 code 736 for Other acquired deformities of limbs is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -OSTEOPATHIES, CHONDROPATHIES, AND ACQUIRED MUSCULOSKELETAL DEFORMITIES (730-739).
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