Posture

"Posture" 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 position or physical attitude of the body.

Descriptor ID	D011187
MeSH Number(s)	G11.427.695
Concept/Terms	Posture Posture Postures Seated Position Seated Position Position, Seated Positions, Seated Seated Positions Standing Position Standing Position Position, Standing Positions, Standing Standing Positions Sitting Position Sitting Position Position, Sitting Positions, Sitting Sitting Positions

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Biological Sciences [G]
Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena [G11]
Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena [G11.427]
Posture [G11.427.695]

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Bar chart showing 162 publications over 28 distinct years, with a maximum of 11 publications in 2003

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	1	1	2
1997	4	2	6
1998	0	2	2
1999	2	2	4
2001	5	2	7
2002	5	4	9
2003	6	5	11
2004	1	6	7
2005	3	7	10
2006	4	2	6
2007	3	5	8
2008	3	4	7
2009	3	2	5
2010	6	4	10
2011	2	1	3
2012	7	3	10
2013	3	4	7
2014	2	8	10
2015	0	4	4
2016	2	4	6
2017	1	2	3
2018	3	1	4
2019	1	5	6
2020	1	0	1
2021	3	1	4
2022	1	1	2
2023	0	1	1
2024	4	3	7

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Liu H, Zhao D, Sabit A, Pathiravasan CH, Ishigami J, Charleston J, Miller ER, Matsushita K, Appel LJ, Brady TM. Arm Position and Blood Pressure Readings: The ARMS Crossover Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Intern Med. 2024 Dec 01; 184(12):1436-1442.

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Moroder P, Poltaretskyi S, Raiss P, Denard PJ, Werner BC, Erickson BJ, Griffin JW, Metcalfe N, Siegert P. SECEC Grammont Award 2024: The critical role of posture adjustment for range of motion simulation in reverse total shoulder arthroplasty preoperative planning. Bone Joint J. 2024 Nov 01; 106-B(11):1284-1292.

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Garg N, Xu V, Mandloi S, Kumar A, Chandna M, Tekumalla S, McCann A, Krein H, Heffelfinger R. Ergonomics in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery: A Clinical Evaluation. Laryngoscope. 2025 Apr; 135(4):1379-1385.

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Georgiadis AG, Davids JR, Goodbody CM, Howard JJ, Karamitopoulos MS, Payares-Lizano M, Pierz KA, Rhodes JT, Shore BJ, Shrader MW, Tabaie SA, Thompson RM, Torres-Izquierdo B, Wimberly RL, Hosseinzadeh P. Reliability of a Photo-Based Modified Foot Posture Index (MFPI) in Quantifying Severity of Foot Deformity in Children With Cerebral Palsy. J Pediatr Orthop. 2025 Jan 01; 45(1):e59-e65.

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Moon JY, Seddon I, Sokol JT, Zeng R, Ludwig CA, Wu F, Rahimy E, Houston SK, Miller JB. Comparison of Ergonomics in Vitreoretinal Surgery With Heads-up Visualization Versus the Standard Operating Microscope as Measured by a Wearable Device. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina. 2024 Nov; 55(11):638-645.

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Zulbaran-Rojas A, Rouzi MD, Zahiri M, Ouattas A, Walter CM, Nguyen H, Bidadi S, Najafi B, Lemole GM. Objective assessment of postural ergonomics in neurosurgery: integrating wearable technology in the operating room. J Neurosurg Spine. 2024 Jul 01; 41(1):135-145.

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Duff SV, Schmieg SL. Commentary on "The Relationship Between Elbow Flexion Postures and Overhead Reaching in Birth Brachial Plexus Injuries". Pediatr Phys Ther. 2024 01 01; 36(1):70.

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Harrer S, Magnuson JA, Toci GR, Star AM, Saxena A. Bibliometric Analysis of Spinopelvic Alignment in Total Hip Arthroplasty. J Am Acad Orthop Surg Glob Res Rev. 2023 06 01; 7(6).

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Mojiminiyi F, Aliyu B, Oyeniyi Y, Isezuo S, Alada A. The Effect of Acute Administration of the Aqueous Calyx Extract of Hibiscus sabdariffa on Blood pressure, Heart rate and Double Product of Apparently Healthy Human Subjects during Different Postures. Niger J Physiol Sci. 2022 Jun 30; 37(1):147-152.

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Barhorst-Cates EM, Isaacs MW, Buxbaum LJ, Wong AL. Action imitation via trajectory-based or posture-based planning. Hum Mov Sci. 2022 Jun; 83:102951.

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