Total Disc Replacement

"Total Disc Replacement" 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.

MeSH information

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The replacement of intervertebral discs in the spinal column with artificial devices. The procedure is done in the lumbar or cervical spine to relieve severe pain resulting from INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DEGENERATION.

Descriptor ID	D059145
MeSH Number(s)	E04.555.110.110.850 E04.650.110.850 E04.680.101.110.850
Concept/Terms	Total Disc Replacement Total Disc Replacement Disc Replacement, Total Disc Replacements, Total Replacement, Total Disc Replacements, Total Disc Total Disc Replacements Arthroplasty, Replacement, Disk Total Disk Replacement Disk Replacement, Total Disk Replacements, Total Replacement, Total Disk Replacements, Total Disk Total Disk Replacements Artificial Disk Replacement Artificial Disk Replacements Disk Replacement, Artificial Disk Replacements, Artificial Replacement, Artificial Disk Replacements, Artificial Disk Total Disc Arthroplasty Arthroplasties, Total Disc Arthroplasty, Total Disc Disc Arthroplasties, Total Disc Arthroplasty, Total Total Disc Arthroplasties Total Disk Arthroplasty Arthroplasties, Total Disk Arthroplasty, Total Disk Disk Arthroplasties, Total Disk Arthroplasty, Total Total Disk Arthroplasties Arthroplasty, Replacement, Disc Artificial Disc Replacement Artificial Disc Replacements Disc Replacement, Artificial Disc Replacements, Artificial Replacement, Artificial Disc Replacements, Artificial Disc

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Total Disc Replacement".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]
Orthopedic Procedures [E04.555]
Arthroplasty [E04.555.110]
Arthroplasty, Replacement [E04.555.110.110]
Total Disc Replacement [E04.555.110.110.850]
Prosthesis Implantation [E04.650]
Arthroplasty, Replacement [E04.650.110]
Total Disc Replacement [E04.650.110.850]
Reconstructive Surgical Procedures [E04.680]
Arthroplasty [E04.680.101]
Arthroplasty, Replacement [E04.680.101.110]
Total Disc Replacement [E04.680.101.110.850]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Total Disc Replacement".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Total Disc Replacement".

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