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Descriptor English: Joint Instability
Descriptor Spanish: Inestabilidad de la Articulación
Descriptor inestabilidad articular
Entry term(s) hipermovilidad articular
laxitud articular
Scope note: Falta de estabilidad de una articulación o prótesis articular.
Descriptor Portuguese: Instabilidade Articular
Descriptor French: Instabilité articulaire
Entry term(s): Hypermobilities, Joint
Hypermobility, Joint
Instabilities, Joint
Instability, Joint
Joint Hypermobilities
Joint Hypermobility
Joint Instabilities
Joint Laxities
Joint Laxity
Laxities, Joint
Laxity, Joint
Tree number(s): C05.550.521
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007593
Scope note: Lack of stability of a joint or joint prosthesis.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Joint Diseases (1966-1982)
Ligaments, Articular (1966-1982)
Public MeSH Note: 83
History Note: 83
Related: Joint Dislocations MeSH
DeCS ID: 7761
Unique ID: D007593
NLM Classification: WE 304
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1983/01/01
Date of Entry: 1982/04/27
Revision Date: 2016/03/04
Joint Instability - Preferred
Concept UI M0011861
Scope note Lack of stability of a joint or joint prosthesis.
Preferred term Joint Instability
Entry term(s) Instabilities, Joint
Instability, Joint
Joint Instabilities
Hypermobility, Joint - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0011862
Preferred term Hypermobility, Joint
Entry term(s) Hypermobilities, Joint
Joint Hypermobilities
Joint Hypermobility
Joint Laxities
Joint Laxity
Laxities, Joint
Laxity, Joint



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