In simple words: Enthesopathy of the lower limb means you have pain and inflammation where your ligaments, tendons, or muscles attach to the bones in your leg, but not your foot. This can be caused by conditions like arthritis or other inflammatory diseases.

This code encompasses disorders affecting the insertion points of ligaments, tendons, or muscles into the bone in the lower limbs, excluding the foot. These disorders can arise from inflammatory conditions like arthritis, spondylitis, or even non-skeletal diseases such as Crohn's disease.

Example 1: A patient presents with pain and tenderness in their knee at the insertion point of the patellar tendon, exacerbated by activity. Imaging confirms inflammation at the enthesis, consistent with enthesopathy., A patient with Crohn's disease experiences pain and swelling in their thigh near the hip joint, unrelated to any trauma. Examination and imaging reveal enthesopathy as a secondary manifestation of their underlying condition., A patient with ankylosing spondylitis presents with stiffness and pain in their leg. Examination reveals inflammation and tenderness in their upper leg at the insertion point of a tendon, consistent with enthesopathy related to their underlying condition.

Documentation should include patient history, location and character of pain, physical exam findings (tenderness, swelling, range of motion), imaging results, laboratory findings, and any underlying conditions.