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MeSH Heading: Fractures, Compression
Tree Number(s): C26.404.195
Unique ID: D050815
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D050815
Annotation: CRUSH FRACTURES see CRUSH INJURIES is also available
Scope Note: Crumbling or smashing of cancellous BONE by forces acting parallel to the long axis of bone. It is applied particularly to vertebral body fractures (SPINAL FRACTURES). (Blauvelt and Nelson, A Manual of Orthopedic Terminology, 1994, p4)
Entry Term(s): Compression Fracture; Compression Fractures
Previous Indexing: Fractures, Bone (1967-2005); Spinal Fractures (1988-2005)
Public MeSH Note: 2006
History Note: 2006
Date Established: 2006/01/01
Date of Entry: 2005/06/30
Revision Date: 2021/10/18

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cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemically induced (CI)

classification (CL)

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diet therapy (DH)

drug therapy (DT)

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parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiopathology (PP)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

radiotherapy (RT)

rehabilitation (RH)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

Fractures, Compression MeSH Descriptor Data 2024