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Descriptor English: Knee Prosthesis
Descriptor Spanish: Prótesis de la Rodilla
Descriptor prótesis de la rodilla
Scope note: Sustitución de la articulación de la rodilla.
Descriptor Portuguese: Prótese do Joelho
Descriptor French: Prothèse de genou
Entry term(s): Knee Prostheses
Prostheses, Knee
Prosthesis, Knee
Tree number(s): E07.695.400.410
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007720
Scope note: Replacement for a knee joint.
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
CL classification
EC economics
ES ethics
HI history
MI microbiology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
SD supply & distribution
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Arthroplasty (1966-1979)
Joint Prosthesis (1971-1979)
Knee (1966-1979)
Knee Joint (1966-1979)
Prosthesis (1966-1970)
Public MeSH Note: 80
History Note: 80
Related: Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee MeSH
DeCS ID: 7895
Unique ID: D007720
NLM Classification: WE 874
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1980/01/01
Date of Entry: 1978/12/19
Revision Date: 1997/06/20
Knee Prosthesis - Preferred
Concept UI M0012069
Scope note Replacement for a knee joint.
Preferred term Knee Prosthesis
Entry term(s) Knee Prostheses
Prostheses, Knee
Prosthesis, Knee



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