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Descriptor English: Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary
Descriptor Spanish: Fijación Intramedular de Fracturas
Descriptor fijación intramedular de fractura
Entry term(s) clavos intramedulares
osteosíntesis intramedular
osteosíntesis intramedular de fracturas
Scope note: Uso de clavos que se insertan en las cavidades óseas para mantener unidos los huesos fracturados.
Descriptor Portuguese: Fixação Intramedular de Fraturas
Descriptor French: Ostéosynthese intramedullaire
Entry term(s): Fixation, Intramedullary Fracture
Fixations, Intramedullary Fracture
Fracture Fixations, Intramedullary
Intramedullary Fracture Fixation
Intramedullary Fracture Fixations
Intramedullary Nailing
Intramedullary Nailings
Nailing, Intramedullary
Nailings, Intramedullary
Osteosynthesis, Fracture, Intramedullary
Tree number(s): E02.718.472.300.300
E04.555.300.300.300
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005594
Scope note: The use of nails that are inserted into bone cavities in order to keep fractured bones together.
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
Previous Indexing: Fracture Fixation (1966-1969)
specific fracture/surgery (1966-1969)
Public MeSH Note: 70
History Note: 70
Related: Internal Fixators MeSH
DeCS ID: 5729
Unique ID: D005594
NLM Classification: WE 185
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1970/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2015/06/30
Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary - Preferred
Concept UI M0008803
Scope note The use of nails that are inserted into bone cavities in order to keep fractured bones together.
Preferred term Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary
Entry term(s) Fixation, Intramedullary Fracture
Fixations, Intramedullary Fracture
Fracture Fixations, Intramedullary
Intramedullary Fracture Fixation
Intramedullary Fracture Fixations
Osteosynthesis, Fracture, Intramedullary
Intramedullary Nailing - Narrower
Concept UI M0008804
Preferred term Intramedullary Nailing
Entry term(s) Intramedullary Nailings
Nailing, Intramedullary
Nailings, Intramedullary



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