"Lower 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 lower limb in animals, extending from the gluteal region to the FOOT, and including the BUTTOCKS; HIP; and LEG.
| Descriptor ID |
D035002
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A01.378.610
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| Concept/Terms |
Lower Extremity- Lower Extremity
- Extremities, Lower
- Lower Extremities
- Lower Limb
- Limb, Lower
- Limbs, Lower
- Lower Limbs
- Membrum inferius
- Extremity, Lower
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Lower Extremity" by people in this website by year, and whether "Lower Extremity" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2007 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2012 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2017 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2018 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2019 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2020 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2021 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2024 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Lower Extremity" by people in Profiles.
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Trivedi SM, Wahle CF, Mao YV, Wraich D, Shea KG, Sadacharam K, Stinson Z, Ellington M, Niu E, Williams B, Patel N, Ellis H, Crepeau A, Vanderhave K, Carsen S, Mayer S, Pennock A, Vandenberg C, Beck JJ. Long-term Complications From Peripheral Nerve Blocks After Pediatric Orthopaedic Lower Extremity Procedures: A Systematic Review. Am J Sports Med. 2025 Mar; 53(4):981-987.
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Skigen JT, Koller CA, Reisman DS, McKee ZN, Pinhey SR, Wilken JM, Arch ES. Passive-dynamic ankle-foot orthoses change post-stroke lower extremity constituent work profile. J Biomech. 2024 12; 177:112414.
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Marshall E, Shieh E, Franzone JM, Enlow PT. Mental health screening in pediatric lower limb deficiency population. PM R. 2024 10; 16(10):1095-1104.
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Pahys JM. In Search of Bracing's New Crystal Ball: Commentary on an article by Prudence Wing Hang Cheung, BDSc(Hons), PhD, et al.: "Using the Proximal Femur Maturity Index at Brace Initiation for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Predicts Curve Progression Risk". J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2024 Mar 20; 106(6):e17.
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Thompson SE, Whitten SVW, Campbell KS, Singh T, Singh H, Li LI, Vova J, Modlesky CM. Jump Performance and Its Relationship with Lower Body Joint Kinetics and Kinematics in Children with Cerebral Palsy. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2024 07 01; 56(7):1213-1224.
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Kugelman D, Robin J, Aggarwal V, Seyler T, Levine B, Schwarzkopf R. Salvage Options for the Failed Total Knee ?Arthroplasty. Instr Course Lect. 2024; 73:183-194.
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Blankstein M, Schottel P, Brinker M, Krieg J. Limb Rotation in Lower Extremity Fractures. Instr Course Lect. 2024; 73:901-918.
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Licea J, Khan OA, Singh T, Modlesky CM. Prefrontal cortex hemodynamic activity during a test of lower extremity functional muscle strength in children with cerebral palsy: A functional near-infrared spectroscopy study. Eur J Neurosci. 2024 01; 59(2):298-307.
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Lee B, Parellada AJ, Gorbachova T. Retracted os peroneum with partial integrity of the peroneus longus tendon. Skeletal Radiol. 2024 Jan; 53(1):179-185.
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Chung JW, Bower AE, Malik I, Martello JP, Knight CA, Jeka JJ, Burciu RG. Imaging the lower limb network in Parkinson's disease. Neuroimage Clin. 2023; 38:103399.