Structured Summary
Abstract
Diseases of the muscles and their associated ligaments and other connective tissue and of the bones and cartilage viewed collectively.
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Synonyms
3 entry terms
- Orthopedic Disorders
- Musculoskeletal Disease
- Orthopedic Disorder
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Aspects Covered
35 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, 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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Indexing Annotation
general; prefer MUSCULAR DISEASES or BONE DISEASES or specifics
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History Note
1992; was MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES (NON MESH) 1967-91
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Previous Indexing
- Bone Diseases (1967-1991)
- Muscular Diseases (1967-1991)
- Musculoskeletal System (1966)
MeSH Hierarchy
Tree Number
- C05w
AMA Style
References
- National Library of Medicine. Musculoskeletal Diseases. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009140. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009140
- Musculoskeletal Diseases. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musculoskeletal_disorder
- Musculoskeletal Diseases. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4116663