"Fibula" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The bone of the lower leg lateral to and smaller than the tibia. In proportion to its length, it is the most slender of the long bones.
| Descriptor ID |
D005360
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A02.835.232.043.650.321
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fibula" by people in Profiles.
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Use of Porous Implants for the Prosthetic Rehabilitation of Fibula Free Flap Reconstructed Patients. J Craniofac Surg. 2019 Jun; 30(4):1163-1169.
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Metal trabecular bone reconstruction system better improves clinical efficacy and biomechanical repair of osteonecrosis of the femoral head than free vascularized fibular graft: A case-control study. J Cell Physiol. 2019 11; 234(11):20957-20968.
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'Weeping Leg'. BMJ Case Rep. 2018 Aug 27; 2018.
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Survival of dental implants placed in vascularised fibula free flaps after jaw reconstruction. J Craniomaxillofac Surg. 2018 Aug; 46(8):1205-1210.
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Low-cost, self-made CAD/CAM-guiding system for mandibular reconstruction. Surg Oncol. 2018 Jun; 27(2):200-207.
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Prosthetic rehabilitation involving the use of implants following a fibula free flap reconstruction in the treatment of Osteosarcoma of the maxilla: a case report. Clin Ter. 2017 Nov-Dec; 168(6):e392-e396.
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Role of a new orthognathic surgery in maxillomandibular reconstruction by free flaps. J Craniofac Surg. 2010 Jul; 21(4):1238-40.
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Stabilising the leg to harvest a fibular flap: a new device. Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2002 Oct; 40(5):438-9.
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Free fibular graft still has a place in the treatment of bone defects. Injury. 1993 Sep; 24(8):551-4.