"Orthopedic Equipment" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Nonexpendable items used in the performance of orthopedic surgery and related therapy. They are differentiated from ORTHOTIC DEVICES, apparatus used to prevent or correct deformities in patients.
| Descriptor ID |
D009983
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.858.442
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| Concept/Terms |
Orthopedic Equipment- Orthopedic Equipment
- Equipment, Orthopedic
- Equipments, Orthopedic
- Orthopedic Equipments
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Orthopedic Equipment" by people in Profiles.
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Effects of sterilization on the Tekscan digital pressure sensor. Med Eng Phys. 2003 Nov; 25(9):775-80.
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Effects of supine positioning and fracture post placement on the perineal countertraction force in awake volunteers. J Orthop Trauma. 1995 Apr; 9(2):164-70.
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The effect of thigh and goniometer restraints on the reproducibility of the genucom knee analysis system. Am J Sports Med. 1994 Sep-Oct; 22(5):627-31.