"Tantalum" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A rare metallic element, atomic number 73, atomic weight 180.948, symbol Ta. It is a noncorrosive and malleable metal that has been used for plates or disks to replace cranial defects, for wire sutures, and for making prosthetic devices.
| Descriptor ID |
D013635
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D01.268.556.837 D01.268.956.859 D01.552.544.837
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| Concept/Terms |
Tantalum- Tantalum
- Tantalum-181
- Tantalum 181
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Tantalum" by people in Profiles.
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Herial NA, Khan AA, Sherr GT, Qureshi MH, Suri MF, Qureshi AI. Detachable-Tip Microcatheters for Liquid Embolization of Brain Arteriovenous Malformations and Fistulas: A United States Single-Center Experience. Neurosurgery. 2015 Sep; 11 Suppl 3:404-11; discussion 411.
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Hanzlik JA, Day JS, Rimnac CM, Kurtz SM. Is There A Difference in Bone Ingrowth in Modular Versus Monoblock Porous Tantalum Tibial Trays? J Arthroplasty. 2015 Jun; 30(6):1073-8.
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Ghosh R, Hara Y, Alibabaei L, Hanson K, Rangan S, Bartynski R, Meyer TJ, Lopez R. Increasing photocurrents in dye sensitized solar cells with tantalum-doped titanium oxide photoanodes obtained by laser ablation. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2012 Sep 26; 4(9):4566-70.
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Chalouhi N, Tjoumakaris S, Gonzalez LF, Dumont AS, Shah Q, Gordon D, Rosenwasser R, Jabbour P. Onyx embolization of a ruptured lenticulostriate artery aneurysm in a patient with moyamoya disease. World Neurosurg. 2013 Sep-Oct; 80(3-4):436.e7-10.
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Lachiewicz PF, Bolognesi MP, Henderson RA, Soileau ES, Vail TP. Can tantalum cones provide fixation in complex revision knee arthroplasty? Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2012 Jan; 470(1):199-204.
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Kamath AF, Lee GC, Sheth NP, Nelson CL, Garino JP, Israelite CL. Prospective results of uncemented tantalum monoblock tibia in total knee arthroplasty: minimum 5-year follow-up in patients younger than 55 years. J Arthroplasty. 2011 Dec; 26(8):1390-5.
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Kamath AF, Gee AO, Nelson CL, Garino JP, Lotke PA, Lee GC. Porous tantalum patellar components in revision total knee arthroplasty minimum 5-year follow-up. J Arthroplasty. 2012 Jan; 27(1):82-7.
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Jafari SM, Bender B, Coyle C, Parvizi J, Sharkey PF, Hozack WJ. Do tantalum and titanium cups show similar results in revision hip arthroplasty? Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2010 Feb; 468(2):459-65.
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Sheth NP, Lonner JH. Clinical use of porous tantalum in complex primary total knee arthroplasty. Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ). 2009 Oct; 38(10):526-30.