"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 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2008 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2009 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| 2010 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| 2011 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 2012 | 7 | 11 | 18 |
| 2013 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| 2014 | 13 | 9 | 22 |
| 2015 | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| 2016 | 15 | 7 | 22 |
| 2017 | 19 | 4 | 23 |
| 2018 | 18 | 8 | 26 |
| 2019 | 25 | 10 | 35 |
| 2020 | 12 | 20 | 32 |
| 2021 | 4 | 28 | 32 |
| 2022 | 0 | 16 | 16 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Upper Extremity" by people in Profiles.
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Avascular Necrosis of Capitate and Other Uncommon Presentations of Carpal Avascular Necrosis. Hand Clin. 2022 11; 38(4):479-485.
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Objective Assessment of Upper-Extremity Motor Functions in Spinocerebellar Ataxia Using Wearable Sensors. Sensors (Basel). 2022 Oct 20; 22(20).
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Letter to the Editor: Classification of superficial lymphatic pathways in the upper extremity and incidence of lymphatic obstruction according to the lymphatic pathways in patients with unilateral upper extremity lymphedema. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2022 Nov; 75(11):4328-4333.
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North American musculoskeletal ultrasound scanning protocol of the shoulder, elbow, wrist, and hand: update of a Delphi Consensus Study. Clin Rheumatol. 2022 Dec; 41(12):3825-3835.
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Superficial and Functional Lymphatic Anatomy of the Upper Extremity. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2022 10 01; 150(4):900-907.
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Modulation of neural co-firing to enhance network transmission and improve motor function after stroke. Neuron. 2022 08 03; 110(15):2363-2385.
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In-hospital outcomes after upper extremity versus transfemoral and transcarotid access for carotid stenting in the Vascular Quality Initiative. J Vasc Surg. 2022 Dec; 76(6):1603-1614.e7.
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An experienced surgeon's take on scapho-lunate diastasis with distal radius fracture: What does this mean? Does this influence functional outcome? Injury. 2022 Oct; 53(10):3357-3360.
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The Impact of Isolated Versus Multiple Osteochondromas: Analysis of the CoULD Registry. J Pediatr Orthop. 2022 Aug 01; 42(7):387-392.
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Reconstruction of the Upper Extremity High-Voltage Electrical Injury: A Pediatric Burn Hospital's 13-Year Experience. J Burn Care Res. 2022 05 17; 43(3):696-703.