"Surgical Mesh" 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.
Any woven or knit material of open texture used in surgery for the repair, reconstruction, or substitution of tissue. The mesh is usually a synthetic fabric made of various polymers. It is occasionally made of metal.
| Descriptor ID |
D013526
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.858.708
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| Concept/Terms |
Surgical Mesh- Surgical Mesh
- Meshes, Surgical
- Surgical Meshes
- Mesh, Surgical
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2014 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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