 Leg
"Leg" 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 inferior part of the lower extremity between the KNEE and the ANKLE.
| Descriptor ID |
D007866
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A01.378.610.500
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Leg" by people in this website by year, and whether "Leg" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1995 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 1996 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 1997 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1999 | 3 | 4 | 7 | | 2001 | 6 | 3 | 9 | | 2002 | 4 | 3 | 7 | | 2003 | 5 | 5 | 10 | | 2004 | 4 | 6 | 10 | | 2006 | 2 | 5 | 7 | | 2007 | 4 | 4 | 8 | | 2008 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2009 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2010 | 2 | 5 | 7 | | 2011 | 3 | 3 | 6 | | 2012 | 6 | 2 | 8 | | 2013 | 4 | 4 | 8 | | 2014 | 6 | 4 | 10 | | 2015 | 5 | 7 | 12 | | 2016 | 4 | 3 | 7 | | 2017 | 4 | 4 | 8 | | 2018 | 0 | 4 | 4 | | 2019 | 4 | 4 | 8 | | 2020 | 3 | 3 | 6 | | 2021 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2022 | 2 | 4 | 6 | | 2023 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | 2024 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Leg" by people in Profiles.
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Smith AC, Laguna JM, Wesselink EO, Scott ZE, Jenkins H, Thornton WA, Wasielewski M, Connor J, Delp S, Chaudhari AS, Parrish TB, Mackey S, Elliott JM, Weber KA. Leg Muscle Volume, Intramuscular Fat and Force Generation: Insights From a Computer-Vision Model and Fat-Water MRI. J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle. 2025 Feb; 16(1):e13735.
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Chapman TJ, Walker C, Churchill SE, Marchi D, Vereecke EE, DeSilva JM, Zipfel B, Hawks J, Jan SVS, Berger LR, Throckmorton Z. Long legs and small joints: The locomotor capabilities of Homo naledi. J Anat. 2025 Jun; 246(6):892-906.
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Stokes DC, Mervis MJ, Cushman DM. Exertional Leg Pain in Athletes. Curr Sports Med Rep. 2024 Nov 01; 23(11):369-375.
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Ashcraft KR, Grabowski AM. Effects of prosthetic stiffness and added mass on metabolic power and asymmetry in female runners with a leg amputation. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2024 Jul 01; 137(1):85-98.
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Weinman LE, Del Vecchio A, Mazzo MR, Enoka RM. Motor unit modes in the calf muscles during a submaximal isometric contraction are changed by brief stretches. J Physiol. 2024 Apr; 602(7):1385-1404.
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Diaz GB, Alcantara RS, Grabowski AM. Maximum velocity and leg-specific ground reaction force production change with radius during flat curve sprinting. J Exp Biol. 2024 02 15; 227(4).
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Kaufman N, White D, Bull J, Radi R, DeSanto K. Does Magnesium Supplementation Treat Nocturnal Leg Cramps? Am Fam Physician. 2023 12; 108(6):619-620.
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McKenna B, Lee J, Raghavan S, Zlotoff B. Don't Go Breaking My Heart: Not Your Ordinary Tattoo Reaction. Am J Dermatopathol. 2023 Aug 01; 45(8):582-584.
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Petrovic I, Amiridis IG, Holobar A, Trypidakis G, Sahinis C, Kannas T, Kellis E, Enoka RM. Alternating or Bilateral Exercise Training does not Influence Force Control during Single-Leg Submaximal Contractions with the Dorsiflexors. J Sports Sci Med. 2023 06; 22(2):245-253.
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Zhang-Lea JH, Tacca JR, Beck ON, Taboga P, Grabowski AM. Equivalent running leg lengths require prosthetic legs to be longer than biological legs during standing. Sci Rep. 2023 05 11; 13(1):7679.
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