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Descriptor English: Joint Loose Bodies
Descriptor Spanish: Cuerpos Libres Articulares
Descriptor cuerpos libres articulares
Entry term(s) ratones articulares
Scope note: Fragmentos fibrosos, óseos, cartilaginosos y osteocartilaginosos en una articulación sinovial. Las principales causas son la osteocondritis disecante, la condromatosis sinovial, los osteofitos, las superficies articulares fracturadas y las lesiones de los meniscos.
Descriptor Portuguese: Corpos Livres Articulares
Descriptor French: Arthrophytes
Entry term(s): Joint Loose Body
Loose Bodies, Joint
Loose Body, Joint
Tree number(s): C05.550.535
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007594
Scope note: Fibrous, bony, cartilaginous and osteocartilaginous fragments in a synovial joint. Major causes are osteochondritis dissecans, synovial chondromatosis, osteophytes, fractured articular surfaces and damaged menisci.
Annotation: note category: "fragments in a synovial joint"
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)
Knee Joint (1966-1982)
Osteochondritis (1966-1982)
Synovial Membrane (1966-1982)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under JOINT DISEASES 1983-90
History Note: 91(83); was see under JOINT DISEASES 1983-90
DeCS ID: 7762
Unique ID: D007594
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1982/04/22
Revision Date: 1997/06/20
Joint Loose Bodies - Preferred
Concept UI M0011863
Scope note Fibrous, bony, cartilaginous and osteocartilaginous fragments in a synovial joint. Major causes are osteochondritis dissecans, synovial chondromatosis, osteophytes, fractured articular surfaces and damaged menisci.
Preferred term Joint Loose Bodies
Entry term(s) Joint Loose Body
Loose Bodies, Joint
Loose Body, Joint



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