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Prostheses and Implants

"Prostheses and Implants" 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.

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Artificial substitutes for body parts, and materials inserted into tissue for functional, cosmetic, or therapeutic purposes. Prostheses can be functional, as in the case of artificial arms and legs, or cosmetic, as in the case of an artificial eye. Implants, all surgically inserted or grafted into the body, tend to be used therapeutically. IMPLANTS, EXPERIMENTAL is available for those used experimentally.


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Prostheses and Implants" by people in UAMS Profiles by year, and whether "Prostheses and Implants" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Bar chart showing 35 publications over 20 distinct years, with a maximum of 5 publications in 2019
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