"Thumb" 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 first digit on the radial side of the hand which in humans lies opposite the other four.
| Descriptor ID |
D013933
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A01.378.800.667.430.705
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Thumb" by people in this website by year, and whether "Thumb" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Thumb" by people in Profiles.
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Legerstee IWF, Kooi K, Hoftiezer YAJ, Lipson SM, Aldasooky R, Kanaan R, Nelissen RGHH, Bhashyam AR, Chen NC, Eberlin KR. A Morphologic Analysis of Thumb Ulnar Collateral Ligament Avulsion Fracture Fragments and Risk Factors for Surgical Treatment. Hand (N Y). 2026 Feb; 21(2):260-264.
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Fones L, Ilyas AM, Kasper A, Stevens C, Liss FE, Matzon JL. Mid-Term Outcomes Following Trapeziectomy With Suture Suspensionplasty for Thumb Carpometacarpal Joint Osteoarthritis. J Hand Surg Am. 2025 08; 50(8):948-953.
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Legerstee IWF, Shen OY, Kooi K, Hoftiezer YAJ, Eberlin KR, Chen NC. Complications and Unplanned Reoperation After Thumb Metacarpophalangeal Arthrodesis. J Hand Surg Am. 2025 05; 50(5):621.e1-621.e8.
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Mangan F, Spece H, Weiss AC, Ladd AL, Stockmans F, Kurtz SM. A review of wear debris in thumb base joint implants. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2024 Jan; 34(1):251-269.
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Folchert MD, Tosti R, Rizzo M, Ladd AL, Jupiter JB, Zelouf DS. Managing Challenges in Thumb Carpometacarpal Arthritis. Instr Course Lect. 2022; 71:147-162.
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Shonuga O, Nicholson K, Abboudi J, Gallant G, Jones C, Kirkpatrick W, Liss F, Takei RR, Wang M, Ilyas AM. Thumb-Basal Joint Arthroplasty Outcomes and Metacarpal Subsidence: A Prospective Cohort Analysis of Trapeziectomy With Suture Button Suspensionplasty Versus Ligament Reconstruction With Tendon Interposition. Hand (N Y). 2023 01; 18(1):98-104.
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Prasasya R, Grotheer KV, Siracusa LD, Bartolomei MS. Temple syndrome and Kagami-Ogata syndrome: clinical presentations, genotypes, models and mechanisms. Hum Mol Genet. 2020 09 30; 29(R1):R107-R116.
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Arnold DMJ, Gottlieb R, Wilkens SC, Garg R, Nazzal A, Chen NC, Lee SG. Evaluation of the Seesaw Test as New Diagnostic Test for Thumb CMC Osteoarthritis. Hand (N Y). 2022 07; 17(4):706-713.
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Bruin LL, Lans J, Eberlin KR, Chen NC. Zone II Flexor Pollicis Longus Repair: Thumb Flexion and Complications. Hand (N Y). 2022 03; 17(2):285-292.
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Phillips JLH, Warrender WJ, Lutsky KF, Beredjiklian PK. Evaluation of the PROMIS Upper Extremity Computer Adaptive Test Against Validated Patient-Reported Outcomes in Patients With Basilar Thumb Arthritis. J Hand Surg Am. 2019 Jul; 44(7):564-569.