Diseases

Prosthesis Failure

Malfunction of implantation shunts, valves, etc., and prosthesis loosening, migration, and breaking.

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Abstract

Malfunction of implantation shunts, valves, etc., and prosthesis loosening, migration, and breaking.

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Synonyms

19 entry terms
  • Failure, Prosthesis
  • Failures, Prosthesis
  • Prosthesis Failures
  • Prosthesis Durability
  • Prosthesis Loosening
  • Prosthesis Migration
  • Prosthesis Survival
  • Durabilities, Prosthesis
  • Durability, Prosthesis
  • Loosening, Prosthesis
  • Loosenings, Prosthesis
  • Migration, Prosthesis
  • Migrations, Prosthesis
  • Prosthesis Durabilities
  • Prosthesis Loosenings
  • Prosthesis Migrations
  • Prosthesis Survivals
  • Survival, Prosthesis
  • Survivals, Prosthesis

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Aspects Covered

5 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, drug effects, etiology, radiation effects, trends.

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Indexing Annotation

restrict to non-dental prostheses: failure of dental prostheses of all types = DENTAL RESTORATION FAILURE; coordinate with specific prosthesis with no qualifiers

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History Note

91(86); was see under EQUIPMENT FAILURE 1986-90

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Previous Indexing

  • Postoperative Complications (1966-1985)
  • Prosthesis Design (1971-1985)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Prosthesis Failure. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011475. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011475
  2. Prosthesis Failure. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Implant_failure
  3. Prosthesis Failure. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17055904