Prosthesis Failure
| Definition: |
Malfunction of implantation shunts, valves, etc., and prosthesis loosening, migration, and breaking. |
| Notes: |
restrict to non-dent prostheses: dent prostheses of all types = DENTAL RESTORATION FAILURE (see MeSH definition there); coord IM or NIM with specific prosthesis with no qualif (IM) |
| Also Called: |
Prosthesis Loosening |
| Previously Indexed: |
Postoperative Complications (1966-1985),Prosthesis Design (1971-1985) |
Prosthesis Failure Definitions and Terms
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