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Bone Substitutes MeSH Descriptor Data 2024


MeSH Heading
Bone Substitutes
Tree Number(s)
D25.130.325
J01.637.051.130.325
Unique ID
D018786
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018786
Annotation
IM; coord with specific bone (IM) if relevant + substitute material (IM) if significant
Scope Note
Synthetic or natural materials for the replacement of bones or bone tissue. They include hard tissue replacement polymers, natural coral, hydroxyapatite, beta-tricalcium phosphate, and various other biomaterials. The bone substitutes as inert materials can be incorporated into surrounding tissue or gradually replaced by original tissue.
Entry Term(s)
Bone Replacement Material
Bone Replacement Materials
Bone Substitute
Replacement Material, Bone
Replacement Materials, Bone
Substitutes, Bone
Public MeSH Note
95
History Note
95
Date Established
1995/01/01
Date of Entry
1994/05/31
Revision Date
2006/07/05
Bone Substitutes Preferred
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