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Descriptor English: Manipulation, Orthopedic
Descriptor Spanish: Manipulación Ortopédica
Descriptor manipulación ortopédica
Scope note: Movimientos manuales, planeados y manejados cuidadosamente, del sistema musculoesquelético, extremidades, y columna vertebral para producir un aumento de los movimientos. En ocasiones se utiliza el término para denotar una secuencia precisa de movimientos de una articulación con el fin de determinar la presencia de enfermedades o para reducir una dislocación. En el caso de las fracturas, la manipulación ortopédica puede producir mejor posición y alineamiento del hueso fracturado. (Traducción libre del original: Blauvelt & Nelson, A Manual of Orthopaedic Terminology, 5th ed, p264)
Descriptor Portuguese: Manipulação Ortopédica
Descriptor French: Manipulation orthopédique
Entry term(s): Orthopedic Manipulation
Tree number(s): E02.718.625
E02.779.867.433
E02.831.535.867.433
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008349
Scope note: The planned and carefully managed manual movement of the musculoskeletal system, extremities, and spine to produce increased motion. The term is sometimes used to denote a precise sequence of movements of a joint to determine the presence of disease or to reduce a dislocation. In the case of fractures, orthopedic manipulation can produce better position and alignment of the fracture. (From Blauvelt & Nelson, A Manual of Orthopaedic Terminology, 5th ed, p264)
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
CL classification
EC economics
ES ethics
HI history
IS instrumentation
MO mortality
MT methods
NU nursing
PX psychology
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
VE veterinary
Related: Chiropractic MeSH
DeCS ID: 8521
Unique ID: D008349
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2016/05/31
Manipulation, Orthopedic - Preferred
Concept UI M0012991
Scope note The planned and carefully managed manual movement of the musculoskeletal system, extremities, and spine to produce increased motion. The term is sometimes used to denote a precise sequence of movements of a joint to determine the presence of disease or to reduce a dislocation. In the case of fractures, orthopedic manipulation can produce better position and alignment of the fracture. (From Blauvelt & Nelson, A Manual of Orthopaedic Terminology, 5th ed, p264)
Preferred term Manipulation, Orthopedic
Entry term(s) Orthopedic Manipulation



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