Joint Loose Bodies
"Joint Loose Bodies" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Fibrous, bony, cartilaginous and osteocartilaginous fragments in a synovial joint. Major causes are osteochondritis dissecans, synovial chondromatosis, osteophytes, fractured articular surfaces and damaged menisci.
| Descriptor ID |
D007594
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C05.550.535
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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