Hand

"Hand" 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.

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The distal part of the arm beyond the wrist in humans and primates, that includes the palm, fingers, and thumb.

Descriptor ID	D006225
MeSH Number(s)	A01.378.800.667
Concept/Terms	Hand Hand Hands

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Anatomy [A]
Body Regions [A01]
Extremities [A01.378]
Upper Extremity [A01.378.800]
Hand [A01.378.800.667]

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Hand" by people in this website by year, and whether "Hand" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 227 publications over 30 distinct years, with a maximum of 15 publications in 2018

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	2	3	5
1997	1	2	3
1998	1	5	6
1999	1	2	3
2000	1	2	3
2001	2	3	5
2002	3	0	3
2003	4	3	7
2004	2	1	3
2005	4	8	12
2006	3	3	6
2007	5	2	7
2008	3	2	5
2009	4	0	4
2010	2	1	3
2011	6	4	10
2012	8	3	11
2013	6	4	10
2014	6	5	11
2015	10	3	13
2016	8	2	10
2017	4	6	10
2018	11	4	15
2019	8	5	13
2020	7	7	14
2021	2	5	7
2022	2	6	8
2023	1	10	11
2024	5	2	7
2025	2	0	2

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Fones L, Fellheimer H, Pennington M, Hozack BA, Fletcher DJ, Beredjiklian PK. Trends of Underrepresented Minorities and Female Trainees in Orthopedic, Plastic, and Hand Surgery: Did We Do Better in 2023? J Hand Surg Am. 2025 12; 50(12):1522.e1-1522.e8.

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Arango SD, Flynn JC, Zeitlin J, Payne SH, Miller AJ, Weir TB. Patient Perceptions of Artificial Intelligence in Hand Surgery: A Survey of 511 Patients Presenting to a Hand Surgery Clinic. J Hand Surg Am. 2025 11; 50(11):1410.e1-1410.e8.

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Sraj S, Farley BJ, Taras JS, Lese AB, Prud'homme BJ, Gross R, Vien Cheung WY, Cox S. Perioperative Patient Experience in Office-Based Wide-Awake Hand Surgery. J Hand Surg Am. 2025 09; 50(9):1133.e1-1133.e7.

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Plusch KJ, Miller C, Wood K, Alfonsi S, Kachooei AR, Matzon JL, Ilyas AM. The Effect of Anticoagulant and Antiplatelet Medications on Wide-Awake Hand Surgery: An Analysis of 2,162 Cases. J Hand Surg Am. 2024 10; 49(10):966-970.

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Pederiva D, Pilla F, Chiaramonte I, Rinaldi A, Rossomando V, Brunello M, Vita F, Faldini C. Under 2$ hand anesthesia? Our first 800 cases with Wide-Awake Local Anesthesia No Tourniquet (WALANT) in hand surgery. Musculoskelet Surg. 2025 Jun; 109(2):163-166.

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Pohl NB, Derector E, Rivlin M, Bachoura A, Tosti R, Kachooei AR, Beredjiklian PK, Fletcher DJ. A quality and readability comparison of artificial intelligence and popular health website education materials for common hand surgery procedures. Hand Surg Rehabil. 2024 06; 43(3):101723.

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Moritz C, Field-Fote EC, Tefertiller C, van Nes I, Trumbower R, Kalsi-Ryan S, Purcell M, Janssen TWJ, Krassioukov A, Morse LR, Zhao KD, Guest J, Marino RJ, Murray LM, Wecht JM, Rieger M, Pradarelli J, Turner A, D'Amico J, Squair JW, Courtine G. Non-invasive spinal cord electrical stimulation for arm and hand function in chronic tetraplegia: a safety and efficacy trial. Nat Med. 2024 05; 30(5):1276-1283.

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Yamada M, Jacob J, Hesling J, Johnson T, Wittenberg G, Kantak S. Goal conceptualization has distinct effects on spatial and temporal bimanual coordination after left- and right- hemisphere stroke. Hum Mov Sci. 2024 Apr; 94:103196.

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Weir TB, DeTullio L, Patel SJ, Lorenzana DJ, Arango SD, Livesey MG, Gilotra MN, Osterman AL, Miller AJ. Validation of Temperature Sensors to Monitor Thermoplastic Splint Wear in Hand Surgery Patients. Hand (N Y). 2025 Sep; 20(6):923-930.

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Richardson RT, Russo SA, Chafetz RS, Warshauer S, Nice E, Richards JG, Zlotolow DA, Kozin SH. Evaluation of Upper Extremity Reachable Workspace in Children With Brachial Plexus Birth Injury. J Hand Surg Am. 2024 02; 49(2):141-149.

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