"Bone Plates" 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.
Implantable fracture fixation devices attached to bone fragments with screws to bridge the fracture gap and shield the fracture site from stress as bone heals. (UMDNS, 1999)
| Descriptor ID |
D001860
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.695.125 E07.858.442.660.110 E07.858.690.650.110
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| Concept/Terms |
Bone Plates- Bone Plates
- Bone Plate
- Plate, Bone
- Plates, Bone
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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