"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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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Extremities".
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Extremities" by people in Profiles.
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Examination of national lymph node evaluation practices for adult extremity soft tissue sarcoma. J Surg Oncol. 2014 Nov; 110(6):682-8.
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Assessment of multimodality therapy use for extremity sarcoma in the United States. J Surg Oncol. 2014 Apr; 109(5):395-404.
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Limb fractures in elderly men as indicators of subsequent fracture risk. Arch Intern Med. 2003 Dec 8-22; 163(22):2741-7.
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Function and health status outcomes in a randomized trial comparing preoperative and postoperative radiotherapy in extremity soft tissue sarcoma. J Clin Oncol. 2002 Nov 15; 20(22):4472-7.
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Cigarette smoking, physical fitness, and injuries in infantry soldiers. Am J Prev Med. 1994 May-Jun; 10(3):145-50.