| Descriptor English: | Prosthesis Failure | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | 
                                Falla de Prótesis                                        
                                        
                                                                                                                            
                                            
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Falha de Prótese | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Défaillance de prothèse | ||||||
| Entry term(s): | 
                                    Durabilities, Prosthesis Durability, Prosthesis Failure, Prosthesis Failures, Prosthesis Loosening, Prosthesis Loosenings, Prosthesis Migration, Prosthesis Migrations, Prosthesis Prosthesis Durabilities Prosthesis Durability Prosthesis Failures Prosthesis Loosening Prosthesis Loosenings Prosthesis Migration Prosthesis Migrations Prosthesis Survival Prosthesis Survivals Survival, Prosthesis Survivals, Prosthesis  | 
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| Tree number(s): | 
                                        C23.550.767.865 E05.325.771  | 
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011475 | ||||||
| Scope note: | Malfunction of implantation shunts, valves, etc., and prosthesis loosening, migration, and breaking. | 
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| Annotation: | restrict to non-dental prostheses: failure of dental prostheses of all types = DENTAL RESTORATION FAILURE; coordinate with specific prosthesis with no qualifiers | 
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| Allowable Qualifiers: | 
                                                                        AE                                                            adverse effects DE drug effects ET etiology RE radiation effects TD trends  | 
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| Previous Indexing: | 
                                                Postoperative Complications (1966-1985) Prosthesis Design (1971-1985)  | 
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| Public MeSH Note: | 91; was see under EQUIPMENT FAILURE 1986-90 | 
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| History Note: | 91(86); was see under EQUIPMENT FAILURE 1986-90 | 
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| Related: | 
                                                                                                                        Dental Restoration Failure
                                            MeSH                                             Prosthesis Retention MeSH  | ||||||
| DeCS ID: | 19574 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D011475 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1991/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1985/06/17 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2011/06/24 | 
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ANALYTICAL, DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES, AND EQUIPMENT
Investigative Techniques [E05]Investigative Techniques 
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                        Prosthesis Failure                                            
                                        - Preferred                                        
                                                                
                                
                        
                        
                        
                                                                    
                        Prosthesis Survival                                            
                                        - Related but not broader or narrower                                        
                                                                
                                
                                                                    
                        Prosthesis Durability                                            
                                        - Related but not broader or narrower                                        
                                                                
                                
                                                                    
                        Prosthesis Loosening                                            
                                        - Narrower                                        
                                                                
                                
                                                                    
                        Prosthesis Migration                                            
                                        - Narrower                                        
                                                                
                                
                        
                        
                    
                    
                
                | Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0017837 | 
                                
| Scope note | Malfunction of implantation shunts, valves, etc., and prosthesis loosening, migration, and breaking. | 
| Preferred term | Prosthesis Failure | 
| Entry term(s) | 
                                        
                                                                                            Failure, Prosthesis                                                 Failures, Prosthesis Prosthesis Failures  | 
                                
| Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0557080 | 
                                
| Preferred term | Prosthesis Survival | 
| Entry term(s) | 
                                        
                                                                                            Prosthesis Survivals                                                 Survival, Prosthesis Survivals, Prosthesis  | 
                                
| Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0557079 | 
                                
| Preferred term | Prosthesis Durability | 
| Entry term(s) | 
                                        
                                                                                            Durabilities, Prosthesis                                                 Durability, Prosthesis Prosthesis Durabilities  | 
                                
| Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0017838 | 
                                
| Preferred term | Prosthesis Loosening | 
| Entry term(s) | 
                                        
                                                                                            Loosening, Prosthesis                                                 Loosenings, Prosthesis Prosthesis Loosenings  | 
                                
| Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0541628 | 
                                
| Preferred term | Prosthesis Migration | 
| Entry term(s) | 
                                        
                                                                                            Migration, Prosthesis                                                 Migrations, Prosthesis Prosthesis Migrations  | 
                                
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