Preferred Label : Hardware Removal;
MeSH definition : Surgical removal of devices, including BONE SCREWS, pins, BONE PLATES, and wires used
in FRACTURE FIXATION. Hardwares in general refer to non-electrical devices, most often
orthopedic, and are removed due to infection, malfunction and to allow proper growth.;
MeSH synonym : Removal, Hardware;
MeSH hyponym : Hardware Removal, Orthopedic; Removal, Orthopedic Hardware;
Related MeSH term : Removal, Prosthesis;
Origin ID : D000098524;
UMLS CUI : C5453054;
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Surgical removal of devices, including BONE SCREWS, pins, BONE PLATES, and wires used
in FRACTURE FIXATION. Hardwares in general refer to non-electrical devices, most often
orthopedic, and are removed due to infection, malfunction and to allow proper growth.
