"Manipulation, Orthopedic" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The planned and carefully managed manual movement of the musculoskeletal system, extremities, and spine to produce increased motion. The term is sometimes used to denote a precise sequence of movements of a joint to determine the presence of disease or to reduce a dislocation. In the case of fractures, orthopedic manipulation can produce better position and alignment of the fracture. (From Blauvelt & Nelson, A Manual of Orthopaedic Terminology, 5th ed, p264)
| Descriptor ID |
D008349
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.718.625 E02.779.867.433
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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