"Curettage" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A scraping, usually of the interior of a cavity or tract, for removal of new growth or other abnormal tissue, or to obtain material for tissue diagnosis. It is performed with a curet (curette), a spoon-shaped instrument designed for that purpose. (From Stedman, 25th ed & Dorland, 27th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D003475
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.157
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Curettage" by people in Profiles.
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Villavisanis DF, Schmidt RJ, Napoli JA. Pediatric Maxillary Giant Cell Tumors: Surgical Management by Transoral and Endoscopic Transnasal Enucleation and Curettage. J Craniofac Surg. 2022 Oct 01; 33(7):e747-e750.
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Arkader A, Williams A, Binitie O, Thacker MM, Farfalli GL. Pediatric Chondroblastoma and the Need for Lung Staging at Presentation. J Pediatr Orthop. 2020 Oct; 40(9):e894-e897.
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Lans J, Oflazoglu K, Lee H, Harness NG, Castelein RM, Chen NC, Lozano Calder?n SA. Giant Cell Tumors of the Upper Extremity: Predictors of Recurrence. J Hand Surg Am. 2020 Aug; 45(8):738-745.
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Yue KC, Lans J, Castelein RM, Suster DI, Nielsen GP, Chen NC, Lozano-Calder?n SA. Benign Hand Tumors (Part I): Cartilaginous and Bone Tumors. Hand (N Y). 2022 03; 17(2):346-353.
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Rajfer RA, Danoff JR, Metzl JA, Rosenwasser MP. A novel arthroscopic technique utilizing bone morphogenetic protein in the treatment of Kienb?ck disease. Tech Hand Up Extrem Surg. 2013 Mar; 17(1):2-6.
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Fillingham YA, Lenart BA, Gitelis S. Function after injection of benign bone lesions with a bioceramic. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2012 Jul; 470(7):2014-20.
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Kamath AF, John T, Sheth NP, Lonner JH, Kalmey JK, Lotke PA. Tibial avascular necrosis after conversion from high tibial osteotomy to total knee arthroplasty. Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ). 2011 Jul; 40(7):E130-4.
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Moretti VM, Slotcavage RL, Crawford EA, Lackman RD, Ogilvie CM. Curettage and graft alleviates athletic-limiting pain in benign lytic bone lesions. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2011 Jan; 469(1):283-8.
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Lackman RD, Crawford EA, King JJ, Ogilvie CM. Conservative treatment of Campanacci grade III proximal humerus giant cell tumors. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2009 May; 467(5):1355-9.
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Lackman RD, Hosalkar HS, Ogilvie CM, Torbert JT, Fox EJ. Intralesional curettage for grades II and III giant cell tumors of bone. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2005 Sep; 438:123-7.