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Bone Plates

"Bone Plates" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Implantable fracture fixation devices attached to bone fragments with screws to bridge the fracture gap and shield the fracture site from stress as bone heals. (UMDNS, 1999)


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Bar chart showing 19 publications over 16 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 1996 and 1997 and 2014
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