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Musculoskeletal Diseases > Joint Diseases > Joint Loose Bodies

Preferred term

Joint Loose Bodies  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Fibrous, bony, cartilaginous and osteocartilaginous fragments in a synovial joint. Major causes are osteochondritis dissecans, synovial chondromatosis, osteophytes, fractured articular surfaces and damaged menisci.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Loose Bodies, Joint

In other languages

  • French

  • Corps étranger articulaire
  • Corps étrangers articulaires
  • Souris articulaire
  • Souris articulaires

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-DXZHJ9G2-F

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