"Fracture Fixation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The use of metallic devices inserted into or through bone to hold a fracture in a set position and alignment while it heals.
| Descriptor ID |
D005592
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.555.300
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| Concept/Terms |
Fracture Fixation- Fracture Fixation
- Fixation, Fracture
- Fixations, Fracture
- Fracture Fixations
- Skeletal Fixation
- Fixation, Skeletal
- Fixations, Skeletal
- Skeletal Fixations
- Fracture Reduction
- Fracture Reductions
- Reduction, Fracture
- Reductions, Fracture
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| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fracture Fixation" by people in Profiles.
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Yamauchi Y, Yasunaga H, Sakamoto Y, Hasegawa W, Takeshima H, Urushiyama H, Jo T, Matsui H, Fushimi K, Nagase T. Mortality associated with bone fractures in COPD patients. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis. 2016; 11:2335-2340.
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Lee K, Park MS, Yoo WJ, Chung CY, Choi IH, Cho TJ. Proximal migration of femoral telescopic rod in children with osteogenesis imperfecta. J Pediatr Orthop. 2015 Mar; 35(2):178-84.
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Halpern LR, Kaban LB, Dodson TB. Perioperative neurosensory changes associated with treatment of mandibular fractures. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2004 May; 62(5):576-81.