Diseases

Bone Malalignment

Displacement of bones out of line in relation to joints. It may be congenital or traumatic in origin.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

Displacement of bones out of line in relation to joints. It may be congenital or traumatic in origin.

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Synonyms

8 entry terms
  • Bone Malposition
  • Bone Misalignment
  • Bone Malalignments
  • Bone Malpositions
  • Bone Misalignments
  • Malalignment, Bone
  • Malposition, Bone
  • Misalignment, Bone

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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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Indexing Annotation

congen or traum

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NLM Classification

WE 225

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Bone Malalignment. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D017760. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D017760
  2. Bone Malalignment. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malunion
  3. Bone Malalignment. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25036443