Diseases

Pseudarthrosis

A pathologic entity characterized by deossification of a weight-bearing long bone, followed by bending and pathologic fracture, with inability to form normal BONY CALLUS leading to existence of the false joint that gives the condition its name. (Dorland, 27th ed)

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Abstract

A pathologic entity characterized by deossification of a weight-bearing long bone, followed by bending and pathologic fracture, with inability to form normal BONY CALLUS leading to existence of the false joint that gives the condition its name. (Dorland, 27th ed)

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Pseudoarthrosis
  • Pseudarthroses
  • Pseudoarthroses

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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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a type of ununited fract; do not index under FRACTURES, UNUNITED unless particularly discussed

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  1. C26w.404w.468w.627w

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WE 180

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Pseudarthrosis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011542. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011542
  2. Pseudarthrosis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudarthrosis
  3. Pseudarthrosis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1758624