"Joint Instability" 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.
Lack of stability of a joint or joint prosthesis.
| Descriptor ID |
D007593
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C05.550.521
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| Concept/Terms |
Joint Instability- Joint Instability
- Instability, Joint
- Instabilities, Joint
- Joint Instabilities
Hypermobility, Joint- Hypermobility, Joint
- Hypermobilities, Joint
- Joint Hypermobilities
- Joint Hypermobility
- Laxity, Joint
- Joint Laxities
- Joint Laxity
- Laxities, Joint
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Joint Instability" by people in this website by year, and whether "Joint Instability" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2011 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2014 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2015 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2016 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Joint Instability" by people in Profiles.
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A single intra-articular injection of IDO-Gal3 shifts synovial fluid metabolic profiles for up to six weeks in male rats with knee instability. Biochimie. 2026 Sep; 248:107-120.
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Comparison Between Performance of Disease-Specific and Region-Specific Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in Adolescents After Patellofemoral Stabilization Surgery: Data From the JUPITER Cohort. Am J Sports Med. 2026 Feb; 54(2):257-264.
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Lumbar spine injuries among high-school and college-aged competitive swimmers associated with various training methods and stroke specialties. Res Sports Med. 2026 May-Jun; 34(3):276-284.
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Preventing and Managing Complications in Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy. Clin Sports Med. 2026 Jan; 45(1):141-153.
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Radiological Risk Factors for Osteochondral Fractures in Patients With First-Time and Recurrent Patellar Instability: Data From the JUPITER Cohort. Am J Sports Med. 2025 Mar; 53(4):839-847.
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The clinical outcome comparison between trans-syndesmotic fixation and anatomic deltoid ligament repair in unstable ankle fractures with medial clear space widening: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Foot Ankle Surg. 2025 Feb; 31(2):95-104.
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A modified Delphi consensus statement on patellar instability: part II. Bone Joint J. 2023 Dec 01; 105-B(12):1265-1270.
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A modified Delphi consensus statement on patellar instability: part I. Bone Joint J. 2023 Dec 01; 105-B(12):1259-1264.
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No Wine Before Its Time. Am J Sports Med. 2023 02; 51(2):313-315.
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Influence of medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction on patellar tracking and patellofemoral contact pressures in patella alta. Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin. 2024 Jan-Mar; 27(1):36-44.