"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.
| Descriptor ID |
D034941
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A01.378.800
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| Concept/Terms |
Upper Extremity- Upper Extremity
- Extremities, Upper
- Upper Extremities
- Membrum superius
- Upper Limb
- Limb, Upper
- Limbs, Upper
- Upper Limbs
- Extremity, Upper
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Upper Extremity" by people in Profiles.
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Sayed R, Vaidya A, Agarwal R, Kanai YM, Yasuhiru M, Patel N, Ramesh R, Ahmad S, Indes JE, Lipsitz E, Lajos P. Case Series for Transradial Approach in Fistulograms for Arteriovenous Access. Ann Vasc Surg. 2026 Feb; 123:302-308.
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Zhang YB, Fischer FS, Abola MV, Osei DA, Wolfe SW, Amen TB. Do ChatGPT and Gemini's Recommendations Align With Established Guidelines for Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery? Hand (N Y). 2026 Aug; 21(7):1178-1183.
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de Medeiros DL, Rossi DM, de Lemos TW, van Emmerik R, Mochizuki L, de Oliveira AS. Kinematic Analysis of Reaching Tasks at Different Execution Speeds in Children with Neonatal Brachial Plexus Palsy. J Mot Behav. 2025; 57(2):107-117.
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Smida T, Crowe R, Jarvis J, Ratcliff T, Goebel M. Retrospective Comparison of Upper and Lower Extremity Intraosseous Access During Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Resuscitation. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2024; 28(6):779-786.
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Choe YK, Asselin A, Foster T, Waymouth T, van Emmerik R. Congruent vs. incongruent tasks in interdisciplinary stroke rehabilitation: a single-case report. Disabil Rehabil. 2024 10; 46(20):4711-4724.
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Newbury A, Cerniglia CA, DeBenedectis CM, Harman A, Lo HS. Radiology program director's perspective on a novel hands-on advanced elective. Clin Imaging. 2023 Oct; 102:93-97.
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Chamseddin K, Timaran CH, Oderich GS, Tenorio ER, Farber MA, Parodi FE, Schneider DB, Schanzer A, Beck AW, Sweet MP, Zettervall SL, Mendes B, Eagleton MJ, Gasper WJ. Comparison of upper extremity and transfemoral access for fenestrated-branched endovascular aortic repair. J Vasc Surg. 2023 03; 77(3):704-711.
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Wellington IJ, Garvin PM, Stelzer JW, Morgan C, Alessi A, Hall M, Rodner C, Edgar C. Transient Exertional Compressive Radial Neuropathy in a Collegiate Baseball Pitcher: A Case Report. JBJS Case Connect. 2022 Oct 01; 12(4).
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Hawthorne BC, Wellington IJ, Davey AP, Torre BB, Propp BE, Dorsey CG, Obopilwe E, Ferreira JV, Parrino A, Rodner CM, Mazzocca AD. Suture Tape Augmentation for the Repair of Index Finger Radial Collateral Ligament Injury: A Biomechanical Study. J Hand Surg Am. 2024 02; 49(2):179.e1-179.e7.
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Marcaccio CL, Anjorin A, Patel PB, Rastogi V, Jones DW, Lo RC, Wyers MC, Schermerhorn ML. In-hospital outcomes after upper extremity versus transfemoral and transcarotid access for carotid stenting in the Vascular Quality Initiative. J Vasc Surg. 2022 12; 76(6):1603-1614.e7.