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MeSH Heading: Bone Substitutes
Tree Number(s): D25.130.325; J01.637.051.130.325
Unique ID: D018786
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018786
Annotation: IM; coord with specific bone (IM) if relevant + substitute material (IM) if significant
Scope Note: Synthetic or natural materials for the replacement of bones or bone tissue. They include hard tissue replacement polymers, natural coral, hydroxyapatite, beta-tricalcium phosphate, and various other biomaterials. The bone substitutes as inert materials can be incorporated into surrounding tissue or gradually replaced by original tissue.
Entry Term(s): Bone Replacement Material; Bone Replacement Materials; Bone Substitute; Replacement Material, Bone; Replacement Materials, Bone; Substitutes, Bone
Public MeSH Note: 95
History Note: 95
Date Established: 1995/01/01
Date of Entry: 1994/05/31
Revision Date: 2006/07/05

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

analysis (AN)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

history (HI)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

Concept UI: M0028124
Scope Note: Synthetic or natural materials for the replacement of bones or bone tissue. They include hard tissue replacement polymers, natural coral, hydroxyapatite, beta-tricalcium phosphate, and various other biomaterials. The bone substitutes as inert materials can be incorporated into surrounding tissue or gradually replaced by original tissue.
Terms: Bone Substitutes Preferred Term
Term UI T055953
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995); Replacement Material, Bone
Term UI T055948
Date04/22/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995); Replacement Materials, Bone
Term UI T055949
Date04/22/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995); Bone Replacement Material
Term UI T055947
Date04/22/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995); Bone Substitute
Term UI T055951
Date04/22/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995); Substitutes, Bone
Term UI T055952
Date04/22/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995); Bone Replacement Materials
Term UI T055950
Date03/10/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995)

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