"Ligaments" 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.
Shiny, flexible bands of fibrous tissue connecting together articular extremities of bones. They are pliant, tough, and inextensile.
| Descriptor ID |
D008022
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A02.513 A10.165.669
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2021 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ligaments" by people in Profiles.
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Khin K, Adair ST, Dhariwal L, Wasenda E, Leong E, Chiu S, Botros C. Comparing Postoperative Urinary Retention Rates Between Robotic Apical Prolapse Repairs. Urogynecology (Phila). 2025 Jul 01; 31(7):669-674.
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Ezzedine D, Dhariwal L, Wasenda E, Salamon C, Caraballo R. Pudendal Nerve Block With Liposomal Bupivacaine for Sacrospinous Ligament Suspension. Urogynecology (Phila). 2024 02 01; 30(2):98-106.
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Komura S, Hirakawa A, Hirose H, Akiyama H. Trapeziectomy with ligament reconstruction and tendon interposition arthroplasty continuously improves hand functions up to 5-year postoperatively. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2023 Jul; 143(7):4539-4546.
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Lozo S, Chill HH, Botros C, Goldberg RP, Gafni-Kane A. Long term surgical outcomes of vaginal colposuspension using the Uphold Lite? mesh system vs. vaginal vault uterosacral ligament suspension for treatment of apical prolapse. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2023 Jan; 280:150-153.
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Gutierrez S, Khan PA, Iwanaga J, Dumont AS, Tubbs RS. Review of the Petroclinoid Ligament. Kurume Med J. 2022 Mar 11; 67(1):5-10.
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Vaccaro AR, Karamian BA, Levy HA, Canseco JA, Rajasekaran S, Benneker LM, Oner FC, Kandziora F, Schnake KJ, Kepler CK, Schroeder GD. Update on Upper Cervical Injury Classifications: The New AO Upper Cervical Spine Classification System. Clin Spine Surg. 2022 07 01; 35(6):249-255.
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Haq I, Jayappa S, Desai SK, Ramakrishnaiah R, Choudhary AK. Spinal ligamentous injury in abusive head trauma: a pictorial review. Pediatr Radiol. 2021 May; 51(6):971-979.
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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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Farr S, Mart?nez-Alvarez S, Little KJ, Henstenburg J, Ristl R, Stauffer A, Soldado F, Zlotolow DA. The prevalence of Vickers' ligament in Madelung's deformity: a retrospective multicentre study of 75 surgical cases. J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2021 May; 46(4):384-390.
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Kamel SI, Freid B, Pomeranz C, Halpern EJ, Nazarian LN. Minimally Invasive Ultrasound-Guided Carpal Tunnel Release Improves Long-Term Clinical Outcomes in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2021 08; 217(2):460-468.