 Joint Instability
"Joint Instability" 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.
Lack of stability of a joint or joint prosthesis.
| Descriptor ID |
D007593
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C05.550.521
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| Concept/Terms |
Joint Instability- Joint Instability
- Instability, Joint
- Instabilities, Joint
- Joint Instabilities
Hypermobility, Joint- Hypermobility, Joint
- Hypermobilities, Joint
- Joint Hypermobilities
- Joint Hypermobility
- Laxity, Joint
- Joint Laxities
- Joint Laxity
- Laxities, Joint
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Joint Instability" by people in this website by year, and whether "Joint Instability" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2002 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2006 | 3 | 2 | 5 | | 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2010 | 7 | 3 | 10 | | 2011 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2012 | 7 | 1 | 8 | | 2013 | 5 | 1 | 6 | | 2014 | 4 | 4 | 8 | | 2015 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 2016 | 8 | 0 | 8 | | 2017 | 5 | 2 | 7 | | 2018 | 13 | 3 | 16 | | 2019 | 5 | 3 | 8 | | 2020 | 3 | 2 | 5 | | 2021 | 8 | 0 | 8 | | 2022 | 5 | 0 | 5 | | 2023 | 10 | 0 | 10 | | 2024 | 6 | 3 | 9 | | 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Joint Instability" by people in Profiles.
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Merkle AN, Moon DK, Selan JN, Lowry MKJ. Postoperative Imaging of the Ankle: Ligament and Tendon Reconstruction. Semin Musculoskelet Radiol. 2025 Feb; 29(1):93-111.
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Pflug EM, Rodriguez-Fontan F, Lauder A. Revision Thumb Metacarpophalangeal Joint Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction With Autograft and Button Suspension. Tech Hand Up Extrem Surg. 2024 Dec 01; 28(4):208-213.
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Krajewski KT, Coomer W, Gerk A, Miller SC, Kwok C, Pan Z, Oleszek JL, Stratton AT, Chang F, De S. Hip Instability in Children With Spinal Muscular Atrophy: A Retrospective Study. J Pediatr Orthop. 2025 Feb 01; 45(2):e131-e137.
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Seidl AJ, Daniels SD. Instability and the Anatomic Total Shoulder Arthroplasty. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2025 Jan 15; 33(2):e72-e80.
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Qu F, Ji L, Sun C, Zhu M, Myerson MS, Li S, Zhang M. Arthroscopic Anterior Talofibular Ligament Repair Combined With All-Inside Suture Tape Augmentation for Treatment of Chronic Lateral Ankle Instability With Generalized Joint Laxity. Foot Ankle Int. 2024 Oct; 45(10):1102-1110.
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Beard DJ, Davies L, Cook JA, Stokes J, Leal J, Fletcher H, Abram S, Chegwin K, Greshon A, Jackson W, Bottomley N, Dodd M, Bourke H, Shirkey BA, Paez A, Lamb SE, Barker KL, Phillips M, Brown M, Lythe V, Mirza B, Carr A, Monk P, Areia CM, O'Leary S, Haddad F, Wilson C, Price A. Comparison of surgical or non-surgical management for non-acute anterior cruciate ligament injury: the ACL SNNAP RCT. Health Technol Assess. 2024 06; 28(27):1-97.
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Girardi NG, Kraeutler MJ, Jesse MK, Lee JH, Genuario JW, Mei-Dan O. The Windshield Wiper Sign Is an Instability-Related Osteochondral Defect of the Anterolateral Femoral Head. Arthroscopy. 2025 Apr; 41(4):927-936.
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Meyer MA, Leversedge FJ, Catalano LW, Lauder A. Complex Elbow Fracture-Dislocations: An Algorithmic Approach to Treatment. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2024 Aug 01; 32(15):669-680.
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Stokes DJ, Hassebrock JD, Malyak LA, Frank RM. Preparing for and Executing the Ideal Posterior ?Labral Repair. Instr Course Lect. 2024; 73:547-557.
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Bates B, Methenitis A, Dibbern K, McDermott S, McCunniff P, Anthony C, Albright JC, Albright JP. The Albright-Losee Low Profile Pivot Shift Test for ACL Deficiency. Iowa Orthop J. 2024; 44(2):117-125.
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