bone lengthening

Preferred Label : bone lengthening;

MeSH definition : Increase in the longest dimension of a bone to correct anatomical deficiencies, congenital, traumatic, or as a result of disease. The lengthening is not restricted to long bones. The usual surgical methods are internal fixation and distraction.;

MeSH synonym : lengthening, bone;

MeSH annotation : not restricted to long bones; coordinate IM with specific bone /surg (IM) or specific disease /surg (IM);

Details

Origin ID

D001852;

UMLS CUI

C0005949;

Allowable qualifiers
- adverse effects [MeSH Qualifier]
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- legislation and jurisprudence [MeSH Qualifier]
- methods [MeSH Qualifier]
- mortality [MeSH Qualifier]
- nursing [MeSH Qualifier]
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- rehabilitation [MeSH Qualifier]
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- statistics and numerical data [MeSH Qualifier]
- trends [MeSH Qualifier]
- veterinary [MeSH Qualifier]
Record concept(s)
- bone lengthening [MeSH concept]
See also
- leg length inequality [MeSH Descriptor]
- tissue expansion [MeSH Descriptor]
See also (suggested by CISMeF)
- bone and bones [MeSH Descriptor]
- bone diseases [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Bone lengthening (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Limb lengthening procedures [ICD-9 code]
- Limb lengthening procedures, unspecified site [ICD-9 code]

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