 Polyethylenes
"Polyethylenes" 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.
Synthetic thermoplastics that are tough, flexible, inert, and resistant to chemicals and electrical current. They are often used as biocompatible materials for prostheses and implants.
| Descriptor ID |
D011095
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.455.326.271.665.550 D05.750.716.507 D25.720.716.507 J01.637.051.720.716.507
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| Concept/Terms |
Polyethylenes- Polyethylenes
- Ethene Homopolymers
- Homopolymers, Ethene
- Ethylene Polymers
- Polymers, Ethylene
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1998 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1994 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Polyethylenes" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Kinder KD, Apple AE, Barnes CL, Stronach BM, Mears SC, Stambough JB. Articulating Knee Spacers in the Treatment of Periprosthetic Joint Infection: All Polyethylene Tibia or Tibial Insert? J Arthroplasty. 2023 06; 38(6):1145-1150.
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Shukla DR, McAnany S, Pean C, Overley S, Lovy A, Parsons BO. The results of tension band rotator cuff suture fixation of locked plating of displaced proximal humerus fractures. Injury. 2017 Feb; 48(2):474-480.
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