Piezosurgery
"Piezosurgery" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The use of HIGH-ENERGY SHOCK WAVES, in the frequency range of 20-30 kHz, to cut through mineralized tissue.
| Descriptor ID |
D059745
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.943.937
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| Concept/Terms |
Piezosurgery- Piezosurgery
- Piezosurgeries
- Piezo-Electric Surgery
- Piezo Electric Surgery
- Piezo-Electric Surgeries
- Surgeries, Piezo-Electric
- Surgery, Piezo-Electric
Piezo-Electric Bone Surgery- Piezo-Electric Bone Surgery
- Bone Surgeries, Piezo-Electric
- Bone Surgery, Piezo-Electric
- Piezo Electric Bone Surgery
- Piezo-Electric Bone Surgeries
- Surgeries, Piezo-Electric Bone
- Surgery, Piezo-Electric Bone
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Piezosurgery" by people in Profiles.
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De Castro DK, Fay A, Wladis EJ, Nguyen J, Osaki T, Metson R, Curry W. Self-irrigating piezoelectric device in orbital surgery. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2013 Mar-Apr; 29(2):118-22.