Leg cramps are common. The most common causes are benign leg cramps and exercise-associated cramping. Stretching and not consuming caffeine can help prevent muscle cramps. Drug therapy is not usually recommended to prevent muscle cramps.
Fatigue fracture of vertebra. M48.4 is not a billable or specific ICD-10-CM code as there are codes underneath it that describe this diagnosis with a greater level of detail. This is the American ICD-10-CM version of M48.4. Other international versions of ICD-10 M48.4 may differ.
Fractures of the bony building blocks (vertebrae) of the spine are usually a result of the compression of bone. This leads to collapse of the vertebrae much like a sponge collapsing under the pressure of one's hand. A fracture that collapses a vertebra in this way is referred to as a vertebral compression fracture.