"Pseudarthrosis" 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.
A pathologic entity characterized by deossification of a weight-bearing long bone, followed by bending and pathologic fracture, with inability to form normal BONY CALLUS leading to existence of the "false joint" that gives the condition its name. (Dorland, 27th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D011542
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C26.404.468.627
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| Concept/Terms |
Pseudarthrosis- Pseudarthrosis
- Pseudarthroses
- Pseudoarthrosis
- Pseudoarthroses
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pseudarthrosis" by people in Profiles.
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Pseudarthrosis of the clavicle. Orthopedics. 2014 May; 37(5):295, 349-50.
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Defining pseudoarthrosis in the cervical spine with differing motion thresholds. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2005 Jan 15; 30(2):209-10.