Debridement

"Debridement" 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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The removal of foreign material and devitalized or contaminated tissue from or adjacent to a traumatic or infected lesion until surrounding healthy tissue is exposed. (Dorland, 27th ed)

Descriptor ID	D003646
MeSH Number(s)	E04.176
Concept/Terms	Debridement Debridement Debridements

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Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]
Debridement [E04.176]

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Bar chart showing 200 publications over 28 distinct years, with a maximum of 17 publications in 2018

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	1	1
1997	0	1	1
1999	1	4	5
2001	0	7	7
2002	2	0	2
2003	3	2	5
2004	0	1	1
2005	1	1	2
2006	1	3	4
2007	1	3	4
2008	2	6	8
2009	1	6	7
2010	3	9	12
2011	5	11	16
2012	1	8	9
2013	4	8	12
2014	2	6	8
2015	1	9	10
2016	2	10	12
2017	1	5	6
2018	6	11	17
2019	9	7	16
2020	3	10	13
2021	0	6	6
2022	0	5	5
2023	0	2	2
2024	5	3	8
2025	0	1	1

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Kugelman DN, Leal J, Shah S, Wrenn R, Mackowiak A, Ryan SP, Jiranek WA, Seyler TM, Seidelman J. How Often Is Rifampin Therapy Initiated and Completed in Patients With Periprosthetic Joint Infections? Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2025 01 23; 483(7):1215-1221.

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Miltenberg B, Martinazzi BJ, Monahan PF, Johns WL, Onor G, Faasuamalie PE, Toci GR, Aynardi MC, Ciccotti MG. Perioperative Losartan Is Associated With Similar Rates of Additional Surgical Procedures for Postoperative Shoulder Stiffness After Primary Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair but Lower Rates of Secondary Debridement and Repair. Arthroscopy. 2025 07; 41(7):2214-2221.

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Mu W, Lizcano JD, Xu B, Li S, Zhang X, Parvizi J, Cao L. Dynamics of Synovial Fluid Markers Following Single-Stage Exchange and Debridement, Antibiotics, and Implant Retention Procedure With Topical Antibiotic Infusion in Treating Periprosthetic Joint Infection. J Arthroplasty. 2025 06; 40(6):1613-1621.

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Arango SD, Weir TB, Miller AJ, Osterman MN. Skin necrosis following digital wart intralesional injection of cantharidin. Dermatol Online J. 2024 Oct 15; 30(5).

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Nemirov D, Medvedev G, Dworkin M, Rivlin M, Beredjiklian PK, Tosti R. Comparison of Early Versus Late Debridement Outcomes in the Management of Open Distal Radius Fractures. J Hand Surg Am. 2025 01; 50(1):19-25.

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Stam M, Dankelman LHM, Wijffels MME, Chen NC, Bhashyam AR, Laane CLE. Factors Associated With Reoperation After Distal Radius Nonunion Repair. J Hand Surg Am. 2025 07; 50(7):889.e1-889.e8.

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McCormick KL, Xu W, Cozzarelli NF, Crawford D, Wilson EJ, Berend KR, Fricka KB, Lonner JH, Geller JA. Debridement, Antibiotics, and Implant Retention in Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty Infection. J Arthroplasty. 2024 08; 39(8 Suppl 1):S285-S289.

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Gregori P, Maffulli N, Abboud J, Za P, Giurazza G, Papalia GF, Ferrini A, Franceschetti E. Return to Sport at Preinjury Level is Common After Surgical Treatment of SLAP Lesions: A Systematic Review and a Meta-analysis. Sports Med Arthrosc Rev. 2024 Mar 01; 32(1):2-11.

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Shinn B, Burdick J, Berk K, Hwang JH, El-Dika S, Juakiem W, Han S, Krishna SG, Khashab MA, Mony S, Kadkhodayan K, Khara HS, Ahmed AM, Boortalary T, Agnohortri A, Kumar A, Chiang A, Kamal F, Schlachterman A, Loren D, Kowalski T. Safety, efficacy, and clinical utility of the 5.1-mm debridement catheter for treatment of walled-off pancreatic necrosis (with?video). Gastrointest Endosc. 2024 08; 100(2):240-246.

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Le PM, Pal-Ghosh S, Menko AS, Stepp MA. Immune Cells Localize to Sites of Corneal Erosions in C57BL/6 Mice. Biomolecules. 2023 06 29; 13(7).

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