"Sports" 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.
Activities or games, usually involving physical effort or skill. Reasons for engagement in sports include pleasure, competition, and/or financial reward.
| Descriptor ID |
D013177
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I03.450.642.845
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| Concept/Terms |
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Sports" by people in this website by year, and whether "Sports" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2002 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2003 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2006 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2014 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2015 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2016 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2020 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2021 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 2022 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sports" by people in Profiles.
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Cozzarelli NF, Khan IA, Arshi A, Sherman MB, Fillingham YA. Total Joint Arthroplasty Patients From Distressed Communities Participate in Sports and Physical Activities at Lower Rates. J Arthroplasty. 2025 08; 40(8):1972-1978.
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Di Martino A, Di Censo C, Brunello M, Rossomando V, D'Agostino C, Geraci G, Traina F, Faldini C. Sport and sexual recovery after total hip arthroplasty in young adults: a retrospective cohort study. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2024 Sep; 144(9):4427-4436.
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Lawrence KW, Bloom DA, Rajahraman V, Cardillo C, Schwarzkopf R, Rozell JC, Arshi A. Return to athletics after total knee arthroplasty: a survey study of 784 recreational athletes across 12 sports. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2024 Sep; 144(9):4115-4124.
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Belair JA, Desai V. Return to Play in Sport: The Role of the Radiologist. Semin Musculoskelet Radiol. 2024 Apr; 28(2):105-106.
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Gulati A, Desai V. Return to Play in the Professional Athlete. Semin Musculoskelet Radiol. 2024 Apr; 28(2):107-118.
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Varela-Margolles D, Milani A, Kamel SI. Percutaneous Interventions for Injuries in Athletes: Implications on Return to Play. Semin Musculoskelet Radiol. 2024 Apr; 28(2):146-153.
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Cozzarelli NF, Khan IA, Arshi A, Sherman MB, Lonner JH, Fillingham YA. Return to Sport After Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty and Patello-Femoral Arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2024 08; 39(8):1988-1995.e5.
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Charleston L, Posas J. Categorizing Sports-Related Concussion Disparities by Key Domains of Social Determinants of Health. Curr Pain Headache Rep. 2024 Mar; 28(3):125-132.
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May CC, Conroy JL, Gaston RG, Weir TB, Osterman MN, Osterman AL, Abzug JM. Pediatric Phalanx Fractures. Instr Course Lect. 2024; 73:497-510.
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Hudzik TJ, Huestis MA, Rossi SS, Schumacher YO, Harcourt P, Budgett R, Stuart M, Tettey J, Mazzoni I, Rabin O, Danion A, Culler M, Handelsman D, Thevis M, Kinahan A. Cannabis and sport: A World Anti-Doping perspective. Addiction. 2023 11; 118(11):2040-2042.