"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 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 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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Nodule on the Left Thumb in an Elderly Man: Answer. Am J Dermatopathol. 2023 07 01; 45(7):513-514.
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Racket or Bat Sports: No Association With Thumb-Base Osteoarthritis. J Athl Train. 2022 Apr 01; 57(4):341-351.
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Update on Thumb Basal Joint Arthritis Surgery. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2021 Nov 01; 148(5):811e-824e.
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Vertical transmission of a large calvarial ossification defect due to heterozygous variants of ALX4 and TWIST1. Am J Med Genet A. 2021 03; 185(3):916-922.
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Radial Ray Malformation. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2019 12; 221(6):B16-B18.
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A novel ZRS variant causes preaxial polydactyly type I by increased sonic hedgehog expression in the developing limb bud. Genet Med. 2020 01; 22(1):189-198.
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Thenar Muscle Oxygen Saturation Levels: A Surrogate for Central Venous Oxygen Saturation? Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2019 05; 58(5):528-533.
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Novel method of infant chest compression. Does the arrangement of the thumbs matter? Am J Emerg Med. 2019 04; 37(4):769-770.
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Is there any alternative to standard chest compression techniques in infants? A randomized manikin trial of the new "2-thumb-fist" option. Medicine (Baltimore). 2018 Feb; 97(5):e9386.
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The Dorsal Aponeurosis of the Thumb. J Hand Surg Am. 2018 06; 43(6):567.e1-567.e7.