"Urethane" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Antineoplastic agent that is also used as a veterinary anesthetic. It has also been used as an intermediate in organic synthesis. Urethane is suspected to be a carcinogen.
| Descriptor ID |
D014520
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.241.081.251.944
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| Concept/Terms |
Urethane- Urethane
- Ethyl Carbamate
- Carbamate, Ethyl
- Urethan
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2008 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Urethane" by people in Profiles.
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Cadossi M, Chiarello E, Savarino L, Tedesco G, Baldini N, Faldini C, Giannini S. A comparison of hemiarthroplasty with a novel polycarbonate-urethane acetabular component for displaced intracapsular fractures of the femoral neck: a randomised controlled trial in elderly patients. Bone Joint J. 2013 May; 95-B(5):609-15.
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Kurtz SM, Siskey R, Reitman M. Accelerated aging, natural aging, and small punch testing of gamma-air sterilized polycarbonate urethane acetabular components. J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater. 2010 May; 93(2):442-7.
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Wippermann B, Kurtz S, Hallab N, Treharne R. Explantation and analysis of the first retrieved human acetabular cup made of polycarbonate urethane: a case report. J Long Term Eff Med Implants. 2008; 18(1):75-83.
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Siebert WE, Mai S, Kurtz S. Retrieval analysis of a polycarbonate-urethane acetabular cup: a case report. J Long Term Eff Med Implants. 2008; 18(1):69-74.