"Upper Extremity" 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 region of the upper limb in animals, extending from the deltoid region to the HAND, and including the ARM; AXILLA; and SHOULDER.
Concept/Terms
Upper Extremity- Upper Extremity
- Extremities, Upper
- Upper Extremities
- Membrum superius
- Upper Limb
- Limb, Upper
- Limbs, Upper
- Upper Limbs
- Extremity, Upper
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Upper Extremity".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Upper Extremity".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Upper Extremity" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Upper Extremity" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2008 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2009 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 2010 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 2011 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 2012 | 6 | 11 | 17 |
| 2013 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| 2014 | 15 | 10 | 25 |
| 2015 | 5 | 11 | 16 |
| 2016 | 16 | 6 | 22 |
| 2017 | 19 | 3 | 22 |
| 2018 | 20 | 9 | 29 |
| 2019 | 26 | 9 | 35 |
| 2020 | 12 | 18 | 30 |
| 2021 | 2 | 11 | 13 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Upper Extremity" by people in Profiles.
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Development and Psychometric Validation of a Patient-Reported Outcome Measure for Arm Lymphedema: The LYMPH-Q Upper Extremity Module. Ann Surg Oncol. 2021 Sep; 28(9):5166-5182.
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Pediatric Venous Thromboembolism: Different Rates of Incidence, Anatomic Locations, and Risk Factors Between Orthopaedic and Nonorthopaedic Related Patients. J Pediatr Orthop. 2021 Jul 01; 41(6):379-384.
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Correlation and responsiveness of global health, upper extremity-specific, and shoulder-specific functional outcome measures following reverse total shoulder arthroplasty for proximal humerus fracture. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2021 Jun 23; 22(1):574.
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Clinical Correlation of the Orthopaedic Trauma Association Open Fracture Classification With Wound Closure and Soft-Tissue Complications in Open Upper Extremity Fractures. J Orthop Trauma. 2021 06 01; 35(6):e184-e188.
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Predicting and Monitoring Upper-Limb Rehabilitation Outcomes Using Clinical and Wearable Sensor Data in Brain Injury Survivors. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng. 2021 06; 68(6):1871-1881.
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Cognitive Demands Influence Upper Extremity Motor Performance During Recovery From Acute Stroke. Neurology. 2021 05 25; 96(21):e2576-e2586.
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Arm Motor Recovery After Ischemic Stroke: A Focus on Clinically Distinct Trajectory Groups. J Neurol Phys Ther. 2021 04 01; 45(2):70-78.
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Noninvasive evaluation of intragraft immune responses in upper extremity transplantation. Transpl Int. 2021 05; 34(5):894-905.
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Perceived Success in Upper-Extremity Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation: A Qualitative Study. J Hand Surg Am. 2021 08; 46(8):711.e1-711.e35.
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Long-term patient-reported outcome measures following limb salvage with complex reconstruction or amputation in the treatment of upper extremity sarcoma. J Surg Oncol. 2021 Apr; 123(5):1328-1335.