Status: current, Not sufficiently defined by necessary conditions definition status (core metadata concept). Date: 31-Jan 2002. Module: SNOMED CT core
Descriptions:
| Inbound Relationships | Type | Active | Source | Characteristic | Refinability | Group |
| Loosening of plate | Is a | True | Bone fixation device loosening | Inferred relationship | Some | |
| Loosening of screw | Is a | True | Bone fixation device loosening | Inferred relationship | Some | |
| Loosening of intramedullary nail | Is a | True | Bone fixation device loosening | Inferred relationship | Some | |
| Loosening of external fixator pin | Is a | True | Bone fixation device loosening | Inferred relationship | Some | |
| Loosening of spinal fixation device | Is a | True | Bone fixation device loosening | Inferred relationship | Some | |
| Loosening of wire | Is a | True | Bone fixation device loosening | Inferred relationship | Some | |
| Loosening of orthopedic fixation system of face (disorder) | Is a | True | Bone fixation device loosening | Inferred relationship | Some |
This concept is not in any reference sets