fracture fixation

Preferred Label : fracture fixation;

MeSH definition : The use of metallic devices inserted into or through bone to hold a fracture in a set position and alignment while it heals.;

MeSH synonym : fixation, skeletal; skeletal fixation; fixations, skeletal; skeletal fixations; fixation, fracture; fixations, fracture; fracture fixations; Fracture Reduction; Fracture Reductions; Reduction, Fracture; Reductions, Fracture;

MeSH annotation : TN 87: various types of fracture surg & related MeSH terms; osteosynthesis in fract surg goes under FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL or FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; osteosynthesis in fracture surgery goes under FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL or FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fracture reduction;

Details

Origin ID

D005592;

UMLS CUI

C0016641;

Allowable qualifiers
- adverse effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- contraindications [MeSH Qualifier]
- economics [MeSH Qualifier]
- education [MeSH Qualifier]
- ethics [MeSH Qualifier]
- history [MeSH Qualifier]
- instrumentation [MeSH Qualifier]
- legislation and jurisprudence [MeSH Qualifier]
- methods [MeSH Qualifier]
- mortality [MeSH Qualifier]
- nursing [MeSH Qualifier]
- psychology [MeSH Qualifier]
- rehabilitation [MeSH Qualifier]
- standards [MeSH Qualifier]
- statistics and numerical data [MeSH Qualifier]
- trends [MeSH Qualifier]
- veterinary [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Fixation of fracture (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Fixative [NCIt concept]
- Skeletal fixation procedure (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Synthesis [NCIt concept]
- french abstract [CISMeF resources Type]
- osteosynthesis [MedDRA Preferred Term]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Fracture reduction [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- OSTEOSYNTHESIS [Cladimed Gamm]
- Operation on fracture (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Orthopedic Stabilization [NCIt concept]
- Osteosynthesis [MedDRA LLT]
- Reduction of fracture (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- fracture fixation [Radlex concept]
- fracture reduction [Disease (Nov.)]
Record concept(s)
- fracture fixation [MeSH concept]
See also
- external fixators [MeSH Descriptor]
- immobilization [MeSH Descriptor]
- orthopedic fixation devices [MeSH Descriptor]
See also inter- (CISMeF)
- removal of internal fixation device from bone, nos [SNOMED Notion]
Semantic type(s)
- Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Fixation of fracture (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Orthopedic Stabilization [NCIt concept]
- fracture fixation [Radlex concept]

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