"Thumb" 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 first digit on the radial side of the hand which in humans lies opposite the other four.
| Descriptor ID |
D013933
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A01.378.800.667.430.705
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| Concept/Terms |
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Thumb" by people in Profiles.
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Is Hand Therapy Associated With a Delay in Surgical Treatment in Thumb Carpometacarpal Arthritis? J Hand Surg Am. 2025 Feb; 50(2):234.e1-234.e8.
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Patient Perspectives after Trapeziectomy and Ligament Reconstruction Tendon Interposition: A Qualitative Analysis. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2022 12 01; 150(6):1275e-1282e.
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What Are the Patient-reported Outcomes of Trapeziectomy and Tendon Suspension at Long-term Follow-up? Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2021 09 01; 479(9):2009-2018.
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Occupational load as a risk factor for clinically relevant base of thumb osteoarthritis. Occup Environ Med. 2020 03; 77(3):168-171.
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A recurrent subcutaneous tumour of the thumb: a case of a capicua transcriptional repressor (CIC)-rearranged sarcoma. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2020 Feb; 34(2):e59-e61.
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The Effect of Image-Guided Corticosteroid Injections on Thumb Carpometacarpal Arthritis. Hand (N Y). 2021 01; 16(1):86-92.
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Comparison of the TOFscan and the TOF-Watch SX during Recovery of Neuromuscular Function. Anesthesiology. 2018 11; 129(5):880-888.
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Sick Leave After Surgery for Thumb Carpometacarpal Osteoarthritis: A Population-Based Study. J Hand Surg Am. 2018 05; 43(5):439-447.
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Human evolution. Response to Comment on "Human-like hand use in Australopithecus africanus". Science. 2015 Jun 05; 348(6239):1101.
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Human evolution. Human-like hand use in Australopithecus africanus. Science. 2015 Jan 23; 347(6220):395-9.