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Descriptor English: Bone Substitutes
Descriptor Spanish: Sustitutos de Huesos
Descriptor sustitutos óseos
Entry term(s) materiales de reemplazo del hueso
materiales de reemplazo óseo
materiales de sustitución del hueso
sustitutos del hueso
Scope note: Materiales sintéticos o naturales que se utilizan para reemplazar huesos o tejido óseo. Entre otros, se encuentran los siguientes: polímeros para reemplazar tejidos duros, coral natural, hidroxiapatita, fosfato beta-tricálcico y otros biomateriales diversos. El sustituto del hueso, como material inerte, puede incorporarse al tejido que lo rodea o ser gradualmente reemplazado por el tejido original.
Descriptor Portuguese: Substitutos Ósseos
Descriptor French: Substituts osseux
Entry term(s): Bone Replacement Material
Bone Replacement Materials
Bone Substitute
Material, Bone Replacement
Materials, Bone Replacement
Replacement Material, Bone
Replacement Materials, Bone
Substitute, Bone
Substitutes, Bone
Tree number(s): D25.130.325
J01.637.051.130.325
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018786
Scope note: Synthetic or natural materials for the replacement of bones or bone tissue. They include hard tissue replacement polymers, natural coral, hydroxyapatite, beta-tricalcium phosphate, and various other biomaterials. The bone substitutes as inert materials can be incorporated into surrounding tissue or gradually replaced by original tissue.
Annotation: IM; coord with specific bone (IM) if relevant + substitute material (IM) if significant
Allowable Qualifiers: AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AN analysis
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
EC economics
HI history
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
Public MeSH Note: 95
History Note: 95
DeCS ID: 32333
Unique ID: D018786
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Date Established: 1995/01/01
Date of Entry: 1994/05/31
Revision Date: 2006/07/05
Bone Substitutes - Preferred
Concept UI M0028124
Scope note Synthetic or natural materials for the replacement of bones or bone tissue. They include hard tissue replacement polymers, natural coral, hydroxyapatite, beta-tricalcium phosphate, and various other biomaterials. The bone substitutes as inert materials can be incorporated into surrounding tissue or gradually replaced by original tissue.
Preferred term Bone Substitutes
Entry term(s) Bone Replacement Material
Bone Replacement Materials
Bone Substitute
Material, Bone Replacement
Materials, Bone Replacement
Replacement Material, Bone
Replacement Materials, Bone
Substitute, Bone
Substitutes, Bone



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