"Shoulder" 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.
Part of the body in humans and primates where the arms connect to the trunk. The shoulder has five joints; ACROMIOCLAVICULAR joint, CORACOCLAVICULAR joint, GLENOHUMERAL joint, scapulathoracic joint, and STERNOCLAVICULAR joint.
| Descriptor ID |
D012782
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A01.378.800.750
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2017 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Shoulder" by people in Profiles.
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Improving readability of shoulder and elbow surgery online patient education material with Chat GPT (Chat Generative Pretrained Transformer) 4. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2025 Nov; 34(11):e1119-e1124.
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SSR white paper: guidelines for utilization and performance of direct MR arthrography. Skeletal Radiol. 2024 Feb; 53(2):209-244.
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Variation in scapulohumeral rhythm on dynamic radiography in pathologic shoulders: a novel diagnostic tool. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2023 Jun; 32(6S):S123-S131.
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The Axillary Nerve Danger Zone in Percutaneous Fixation in the Pediatric Shoulder: The "1-Mountain-3-Valleys" Principle. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2022 07 20; 104(14):1263-1268.
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Long-term neck and shoulder function among survivors of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma treated with chemoradiation as assessed with the neck dissection impairment index. Head Neck. 2021 05; 43(5):1621-1628.
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A novel muscle-sparing high thoracotomy for upper thoracic spine resection and reconstruction. Eur Spine J. 2018 07; 27(7):1567-1574.
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Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery in Female Professional Tennis Players: Ability and Timing to Return to Play. Clin J Sport Med. 2017 Jul; 27(4):357-360.
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Funding sources and financial disclosures, and their relationship to study outcomes and level of evidence in the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2017 Jun; 26(6):e193-e197.
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Simulation and Shoulder Dystocia. Clin Obstet Gynecol. 2016 12; 59(4):853-858.
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Reducing Unnecessary Shoulder MRI Examinations Within a Capitated Health Care System: A Potential Role for Shoulder Ultrasound. J Am Coll Radiol. 2016 Jul; 13(7):780-7.