"Artificial Limbs" 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.
Prosthetic replacements for arms, legs, and parts thereof.
| Descriptor ID |
D001186
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.695.050 E07.858.082.050 E07.858.442.050
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| Concept/Terms |
Artificial Limbs- Artificial Limbs
- Limb Prosthesis
- Limb Prostheses
- Prostheses, Limb
- Prosthesis, Limb
- Limbs, Artificial
- Artificial Limb
- Limb, Artificial
- Extremities, Artificial
- Artificial Extremities
- Artificial Extremity
- Extremity, Artificial
Leg Prosthesis- Leg Prosthesis
- Leg Prostheses
- Prostheses, Leg
- Prosthesis, Leg
- Leg, Artificial
- Artificial Leg
- Artificial Legs
- Legs, Artificial
Artificial Arm- Artificial Arm
- Arm, Artificial
- Arms, Artificial
- Artificial Arms
- Arm Prosthesis
- Arm Prostheses
- Prostheses, Arm
- Prosthesis, Arm
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Artificial Limbs" by people in Profiles.
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Management Strategies for Patients With Multiple Extremity Necrosis Following Life-Sustaining Vasosupportive Intensive Care. J Hand Surg Am. 2026 03; 51(3):334-347.
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A disparity in prosthetic access for Ecuadorians with lower-limb amputation. Prosthet Orthot Int. 2024 Dec 01; 48(6):694-699.
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Ambulation and independence among Veterans with nontraumatic bilateral lower-limb loss. J Rehabil Res Dev. 2015; 52(7):851-8.
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Home-based treadmill training to improve gait performance in persons with a chronic transfemoral amputation. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2013 Dec; 94(12):2440-2447.
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Increasing the performance of cortically-controlled prostheses. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2006; Suppl:6652-6.
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Sexuality in persons with lower extremity amputations. Disabil Rehabil. 2000 Jun 15; 22(9):409-15.
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Nontraumatic lower extremity amputations in diabetic and non-diabetic subjects in Madrid, Spain. Diabetes Metab. 1997 Dec; 23(6):519-23.