"Orthopedic Equipment" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Nonexpendable items used in the performance of orthopedic surgery and related therapy. They are differentiated from ORTHOTIC DEVICES, apparatus used to prevent or correct deformities in patients.
| Descriptor ID |
D009983
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.858.442
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| Concept/Terms |
Orthopedic Equipment- Orthopedic Equipment
- Equipment, Orthopedic
- Equipments, Orthopedic
- Orthopedic Equipments
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Orthopedic Equipment" by people in Profiles.
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Pain and fatigue as mediators of the relationship between mobility aid usage and depressive symptomatology in ambulatory individuals with SCI. Spinal Cord. 2014 Apr; 52(4):316-21.
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Chitosan: potential use as a bioactive coating for orthopaedic and craniofacial/dental implants. J Biomater Sci Polym Ed. 2003; 14(5):423-38.
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Surgical correction of spinal deformity in cerebral palsy. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1982 Nov-Dec; 7(6):563-9.