 Hand
"Hand" 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 distal part of the arm beyond the wrist in humans and primates, that includes the palm, fingers, and thumb.
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D006225
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A01.378.800.667
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Hand" by people in this website by year, and whether "Hand" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1998 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2000 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 2001 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2002 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2003 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2005 | 3 | 3 | 6 | | 2006 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2007 | 4 | 2 | 6 | | 2008 | 7 | 0 | 7 | | 2009 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2010 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2011 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2012 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2013 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 2014 | 5 | 4 | 9 | | 2015 | 7 | 2 | 9 | | 2016 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2017 | 3 | 4 | 7 | | 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2019 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2021 | 2 | 4 | 6 | | 2022 | 1 | 4 | 5 | | 2023 | 2 | 5 | 7 | | 2024 | 2 | 4 | 6 | | 2025 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2026 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hand" by people in Profiles.
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Hwang JC, Huhmann LB, Cho K, Goryachev SD, Starink N, Weinstock MA, Asgari MM, Zheng C, Lu C, Feldman TC, Do NV, Gaziano JM, Semenov YR, Hurlbert MS, Fillmore NR, Hartman RI. Identification of Risk Factors for Acral Melanoma in US Veterans. JAMA Dermatol. 2026 03 01; 162(3):279-291.
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Weller AS, Boyd JWR. Cold Protection and Manual Performance Assessment of Aircrew Gloves. Aerosp Med Hum Perform. 2026 Mar; 97(3):160-168.
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Mongle CS, Orr CM, Tocheri MW, Prang TC, Grine FE, Feibel C, Patel BA, Laureijs O, Hobbs TE, Maiolino S, Rossie J, Mbogo W, Du Plessis A, Lonyericho J, Woto Huka W, Sale H, Umuro A, Yirgudo P, Dalacha I, Kirinya M, Linga E, Loki R, Longaye A, Longaye M, Lonyericho E, Loyapan I, Nakudo N, Nyete C, Leakey MG, Leakey LN. New fossils reveal the hand of Paranthropus boisei. Nature. 2025 11; 647(8091):944-951.
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Pflug EM, Retrouvey H, Lockwood WC, Katarincic JA, Leversedge FJ, Lauder A. The Impact of Surgical Outreach on Trainee Education: American Society for Surgery of the Hand Touching Hands. J Hand Surg Am. 2025 11; 50(11):1406.e1-1406.e5.
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Tvrdy T, Henry M, Enoka RM. Influence of the variability in motor unit discharge times and neural drive on force steadiness during submaximal contractions with a hand muscle. J Neurophysiol. 2025 Feb 01; 133(2):697-708.
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Calame D, Lester E, Chiu P, Seeberger L. Using a mixed-reality headset to elicit and track clinically relevant movement in the clinic. J Neurosci Methods. 2025 Mar; 415:110349.
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Takagi T, Nguyen PD, Leversedge FJ. Ten Steps for a Successful Hand Surgery Mission Trip - Experiences from Supporting Paediatric Hand in Vietnam and Honduras. J Hand Surg Asian Pac Vol. 2024 Dec; 29(6):500-507.
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Woods D, Illing D, Cao J, Bolson RM, Lauder A, Ipaktchi K. Hand Surgical Operating Room Size Allocation: A Comparative Space Utilisation Study. J Hand Surg Asian Pac Vol. 2025 Feb; 30(1):100-106.
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Reddy NA, Clements RG, Brooks JCW, Bright MG. Simultaneous cortical, subcortical, and brainstem mapping of sensory activation. Cereb Cortex. 2024 06 04; 34(6).
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Allred AR, Weiss H, Clark TK, Stirling L. An Augmented Reality Hand-Eye Sensorimotor Impairment Assessment for Spaceflight Operations. Aerosp Med Hum Perform. 2024 Feb 01; 95(2):69-78.
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