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Abstract
Deformities acquired after birth as the result of injury or disease. The joint deformity is often associated with rheumatoid arthritis and leprosy.
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- Joint Deformities, Acquired
- Acquired Joint Deformity
- Deformities, Acquired Joint
- Deformity, Acquired Joint
- Joint Deformity, Acquired
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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coord IM with specific joint (IM); HAND DEFORMITIES, ACQUIRED & FOOT DEFORMITIES, ACQUIRED are also available
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Acquired Joint Deformities. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016916. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016916
- Acquired Joint Deformities. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55280528