Metal-on-Metal Joint Prostheses
"Metal-on-Metal Joint Prostheses" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Types of prosthetic joints in which both wear surfaces of the joint coupling are metallic.
| Descriptor ID |
D061825
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.695.400.705
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| Concept/Terms |
Metal-on-Metal Joint Prostheses- Metal-on-Metal Joint Prostheses
- Joint Prosthese, Metal-on-Metal
- Joint Prostheses, Metal-on-Metal
- Metal on Metal Joint Prostheses
- Metal-on-Metal Joint Prosthese
- Prosthese, Metal-on-Metal Joint
- Prostheses, Metal-on-Metal Joint
Metal-on-Metal Implant Bearings- Metal-on-Metal Implant Bearings
- Bearing, Metal-on-Metal Implant
- Bearings, Metal-on-Metal Implant
- Implant Bearing, Metal-on-Metal
- Implant Bearings, Metal-on-Metal
- Metal on Metal Implant Bearings
- Metal-on-Metal Implant Bearing
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| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Metal-on-Metal Joint Prostheses" by people in Profiles.
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Females with Unexplained Joint Pain Following Total Joint Arthroplasty Exhibit a Higher Rate and Severity of Hypersensitivity to Implant Metals Compared with Males: Implications of Sex-Based Bioreactivity Differences. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2017 Apr 19; 99(8):621-628.
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Do serologic and synovial tests help diagnose infection in revision hip arthroplasty with metal-on-metal bearings or corrosion? Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2015 Feb; 473(2):498-505.