| Descriptor English: | Fracture Fixation | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Fijación de Fractura
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Fixação de Fratura | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Ostéosynthèse | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Fixation, Fracture Fixation, Skeletal Fixations, Fracture Fixations, Skeletal Fracture Fixations Fracture Reduction Fracture Reductions Reduction, Fracture Reductions, Fracture Skeletal Fixation Skeletal Fixations |
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| Tree number(s): |
E02.718.472 E04.555.300 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005592 | ||||||
| Scope note: | The use of metallic devices inserted into or through bone to hold a fracture in a set position and alignment while it heals. |
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| Annotation: | osteosynthesis in fracture surgery goes under FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL or FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
AE adverse effects CL classification EC economics ED education ES ethics HI history IS instrumentation LJ legislation & jurisprudence MO mortality MT methods NU nursing PX psychology RH rehabilitation SN statistics & numerical data ST standards TD trends VE veterinary |
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| Related: |
External Fixators
MeSH Orthopedic Fixation Devices MeSH | ||||||
| DeCS ID: | 5727 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D005592 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2016/05/31 |
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ANALYTICAL, DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES, AND EQUIPMENT
Therapeutics [E02]Therapeutics -
ANALYTICAL, DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES, AND EQUIPMENT
Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]Surgical Procedures, Operative
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Fracture Fixation
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| Concept UI |
M0008801 |
| Scope note | The use of metallic devices inserted into or through bone to hold a fracture in a set position and alignment while it heals. |
| Preferred term | Fracture Fixation |
| Entry term(s) |
Fixation, Fracture Fixation, Skeletal Fixations, Fracture Fixations, Skeletal Fracture Fixations Fracture Reduction Fracture Reductions Reduction, Fracture Reductions, Fracture Skeletal Fixation Skeletal Fixations |
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