"Extremities" 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 farthest or outermost projections of the body, such as the HAND and FOOT.
| Descriptor ID |
D005121
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A01.378
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| Concept/Terms |
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Extremities".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Extremities".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Extremities" by people in this website by year, and whether "Extremities" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Extremities" by people in Profiles.
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The Landmark Series: Neoadjuvant Radiotherapy in Extremity Soft Tissue Sarcoma-The Way to Hypofractionation. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Mar; 32(3):1489-1496.
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Hypofractionated Preoperative Radiation Should Not Yet Be Used as Standard of Care for Extremity and Truncal Soft Tissue Sarcoma. J Clin Oncol. 2024 Dec 20; 42(36):4240-4245.
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Computer-Aided Design and Manufacturing to Facilitate Microvascular Free Tissue Transfer in Extremity, Pelvic, and Spinal Reconstructions. J Reconstr Microsurg. 2025 Jun; 41(5):432-442.
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MSKI-RADS: An MRI-based Musculoskeletal Infection Reporting and Data System for the Diagnosis of Extremity Infections. Radiology. 2024 08; 312(2):e232914.
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Factors associated with acute limb ischemia in cardiogenic shock and downstream clinical outcomes: Insights from the Cardiogenic Shock Working Group. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2024 Nov; 43(11):1846-1856.
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When to ditch the ladder and take the elevator: The Anderson SArcoma Risk of Complications (A-SARC) score to guide reconstructive decision-making in extremity soft tissue sarcoma patients. J Surg Oncol. 2024 Jun; 129(8):1456-1465.
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ASO Author Reflections: Is a Patient's Home Address Associated with Survival Outcomes After Surgery for Extremity and Truncal Soft Tissue Sarcoma? Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Jun; 31(6):4148-4149.
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High Community-Level Social Vulnerability is Associated with Worse Recurrence-Free Survival (RFS) After Resection of Extremity and Truncal Soft Tissue Sarcoma. Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Jun; 31(6):4138-4147.
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AIns (insulin) type amyloidoma of the extremity diagnosed by fine-needle aspiration. Diagn Cytopathol. 2024 May; 52(5):E116-E119.
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Role of non-chromosomal birth defects on the risk of developing childhood Hodgkin lymphoma: A Children's Oncology Group study. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2024 Mar; 71(3):e30822.