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Osteonecrosis MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Osteonecrosis
Tree Number(s)
C05.116.852
C23.550.717.732
Unique ID
D010020
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010020
Annotation
OSTEORADIONECROSIS & FEMUR HEAD NECROSIS are available
Scope Note
Death of a bone or part of a bone, either atraumatic or posttraumatic.
Entry Term(s)
Aseptic Necrosis of Bone
Avascular Necrosis of Bone
Bone Necrosis
Kienbock Disease
Kienbock's Disease
Kienboeck Disease
Kienboeck's Disease
Necrosis, Aseptic, of Bone
Necrosis, Avascular, of Bone
Previous Indexing
Bone Diseases (1966-1976)
Necrosis (1966-1976)
Public MeSH Note
1977; for KIENBOCK DISEASE, see OSTEOCHONDRITIS 1963-2002
History Note
1977; for KIENBOCK DISEASE, use OSTEOCHONDRITIS 1963-2002
Date Established
1977/01/01
Date of Entry
1976/04/16
Revision Date
2016/05/31
Osteonecrosis Preferred
Kienbock Disease Narrower
Necrosis, Avascular, of Bone Narrower
Necrosis, Aseptic, of Bone Narrower
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