Diseases

Musculoskeletal Diseases

Diseases of the muscles and their associated ligaments and other connective tissue and of the bones and cartilage viewed collectively.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

Diseases of the muscles and their associated ligaments and other connective tissue and of the bones and cartilage viewed collectively.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Orthopedic Disorders
  • Musculoskeletal Disease
  • Orthopedic Disorder

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Aspects Covered

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

general; prefer MUSCULAR DISEASES or BONE DISEASES or specifics

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History Note

1992; was MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES (NON MESH) 1967-91

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Previous Indexing

  • Bone Diseases (1967-1991)
  • Muscular Diseases (1967-1991)
  • Musculoskeletal System (1966)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Number

  1. C05w

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Musculoskeletal Diseases. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009140. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009140
  2. Musculoskeletal Diseases. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musculoskeletal_disorder
  3. Musculoskeletal Diseases. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4116663