"Frontal Bone" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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The bone that forms the frontal aspect of the skull. Its flat part forms the forehead, articulating inferiorly with the NASAL BONE and the CHEEK BONE on each side of the face.
| Descriptor ID |
D005624
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A02.835.232.781.375
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| Concept/Terms |
Frontal Bone- Frontal Bone
- Bone, Frontal
- Bones, Frontal
- Frontal Bones
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Frontal Bone" by people in Profiles.
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Alloderm Covering Over Titanium Cranioplasty May Minimize Contour Deformities in the Frontal Bone Position. J Craniofac Surg. 2016 Jul; 27(5):1292-4.
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Reconstruction of Rare Skull Metastases Using Free Latissimus Dorsi Flap and the Role of Preoperative Embolization in Hypervascular Skull Tumors. J Craniofac Surg. 2015 Nov; 26(8):2289-92.
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Safety and efficacy of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein 2 on cranial defect closure in the pediatric population. J Craniofac Surg. 2013 May; 24(3):917-22.
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February 2002: 29-year-old woman with a skull mass for 2 months. Brain Pathol. 2002 Jul; 12(3):393-4, 397.