"Pseudarthrosis" 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.
A pathologic entity characterized by deossification of a weight-bearing long bone, followed by bending and pathologic fracture, with inability to form normal BONY CALLUS leading to existence of the "false joint" that gives the condition its name. (Dorland, 27th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D011542
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C26.404.468.627
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| Concept/Terms |
Pseudarthrosis- Pseudarthrosis
- Pseudarthroses
- Pseudoarthrosis
- Pseudoarthroses
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| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pseudarthrosis" by people in Profiles.
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Molecular diagnosis and enrichment culture identified a septic pseudoarthrosis due to an infection with Erysipelatoclostridium ramosum. Int J Infect Dis. 2019 Apr; 81:167-169.
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Development of a validated computer-based preoperative predictive model for pseudarthrosis with 91% accuracy in 336 adult spinal deformity patients. Neurosurg Focus. 2018 11 01; 45(5):E11.
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Case of femoral pseudarthrosis due to Scedosporium apiospermum in an immunocompetent patient with successful conservative treatment and review of literature. Mycoses. 2018 Jun; 61(6):400-409.
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Free fibular graft still has a place in the treatment of bone defects. Injury. 1993 Sep; 24(8):551-4.