"Extremities" 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.
The farthest or outermost projections of the body, such as the HAND and FOOT.
| Descriptor ID |
D005121
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A01.378
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| Concept/Terms |
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Extremities".
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Extremities" by people in this website by year, and whether "Extremities" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1993 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1995 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1996 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1997 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2005 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2006 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2007 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2014 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2015 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2019 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2020 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2021 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Extremities" by people in Profiles.
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American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Appropriate Use Criteria: Prevention of Surgical Site Infections After Major Extremity Trauma. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2023 Jan 15; 31(2):e68-e72.
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ASO Visual Abstract: Extremity Soft Tissue Sarcoma-A Multi-institutional Validation of Prognostic Nomograms. Ann Surg Oncol. 2022 05; 29(5):3304-3305.
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Extremity Soft Tissue Sarcoma: A Multi-Institutional Validation of Prognostic Nomograms. Ann Surg Oncol. 2022 May; 29(5):3291-3301.
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The Shh/Gli3 gene regulatory network precedes the origin of paired fins and reveals the deep homology between distal fins and digits. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2021 11 16; 118(46).
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Evolution of touch and proprioception of the limbs: Insights from fish and humans. Curr Opin Neurobiol. 2021 12; 71:37-43.
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Universal Features in Panarthropod Inter-Limb Coordination during Forward Walking. Integr Comp Biol. 2021 09 08; 61(2):710-722.
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Encoding of limb state by single neurons in the cuneate nucleus of awake monkeys. J Neurophysiol. 2021 08 01; 126(2):693-706.
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Pain management strategies in orthopedic extremity trauma. Int Anesthesiol Clin. 2021 04 01; 59(2):48-57.
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Impact of resection margin on outcomes in high-grade soft tissue sarcomas of the extremity-A USSC analysis. J Surg Oncol. 2021 Feb; 123(2):479-488.
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Salamander-like tail regeneration in the West African lungfish. Proc Biol Sci. 2020 09 30; 287(1935):20192939.