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MeSH Heading: Orthotic Devices
Tree Number(s): E07.858.442.743
Unique ID: D009989
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009989
Annotation: includes slings, BRACES, etc.
Scope Note: Apparatus used to support, align, or augment the functioning of parts of the body.
Entry Term(s): Orthoses; Orthosis; Parapodium
NLM Classification #: WE 26
Previous Indexing: Orthopedic Equipment (1966-1971)
Public MeSH Note: 74
History Note: 74(72)
Date Established: 1974/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2019/07/05

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