 Sports Medicine
"Sports Medicine" 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 field of medicine concerned with physical fitness and the diagnosis and treatment of injuries sustained in exercise and sports activities.
| Descriptor ID |
D013178
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| MeSH Number(s) |
H02.403.830
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| Concept/Terms |
Sports Medicine- Sports Medicine
- Sport Medicine
- Medicine, Sport
- Medicine, Sports
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Sports Medicine" by people in this website by year, and whether "Sports Medicine" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2004 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2008 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2010 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2013 | 4 | 2 | 6 | | 2014 | 5 | 4 | 9 | | 2015 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2016 | 6 | 2 | 8 | | 2017 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2018 | 4 | 1 | 5 | | 2019 | 4 | 2 | 6 | | 2020 | 12 | 2 | 14 | | 2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2022 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2023 | 5 | 1 | 6 | | 2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2025 | 5 | 0 | 5 | | 2026 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sports Medicine" by people in Profiles.
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Stokes DJ, Cram TR, Pasic N, McGinley BM, Felan NA, Lim JJ, Geraghty EH, Rakos S, Grassmeyer RP, Wharton BR, Keeter C, Frank RM. Does Resident Involvement Affect Clinical Outcomes and Postoperative Complication Rates in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Surgery? Am J Sports Med. 2026 Apr; 54(5):1206-1214.
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Dagher D, Mewhinney E, MacDonald P, Frank RM, Li X, Elliott W, Dalziel K, Khan M. Management of first-time shoulder dislocations: A survey of sport medicine physician perceptions. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2026 Apr; 34(4):1421-1430.
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Marra J, Christensen D, Harper JM, Iwamoto SJ, Ryan W, Safer JD, Streed CG, Nokoff NJ, Moreau KL. Medical Care of Transgender Athletes and Policy Implications: ACSM Contemporary Issue Statement. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2026 Mar 01; 58(3):606-618.
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Buehler AE, Bertin KB, Becker B, Changstrom B, VanBaak KD. Gender Participation by Sport in Published Sports and Exercise Medicine Original Research. Am J Sports Med. 2026 Jan; 54(1):208-215.
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Changstrom BG, Puffer JC, O'Neill TR, Wang T, Kinderknecht J, Hecht S, Benjamin HJ, Newton WP. An Update to the Certificate of Added Qualification in Sports Medicine (CAQSM) Certification Blueprint. J Am Board Fam Med. 2026 Jan; 39(1).
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Wang T, O'Neill TR, Changstrom BG, Chodavarapu P, Puffer JC, Newton WP. Developing Content Weights for the 2026 Sports Medicine Blueprint. J Am Board Fam Med. 2026 Jan; 39(1).
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Tow S, Kepple JW, Snyders C. Periodic Health Evaluations in the Adaptive Athlete: Redefining "Medical Clearance". Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am. 2026 Feb; 37(1):15-45.
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Rhim HC, Singh M, Maffulli N, Saxena A, Leal C, Gerdesmeyer L, Quirolgico K, Furia JP, Zwerver J, Liao CD, Moya D, Huang SW, Robinson DM, Jarnagin J, Ruiz J, Noble-Taylor KE, Alkhawashki H, Blatz BW, Borg-Stein J, Borowski L, Bowen J, Chin M, Conenello RM, Fredericson M, Fullem BW, Gravare Silbernagel K, Hollander K, Jelsing EJ, Langer P, Mautner K, Meron A, Monaco R, Paul RV, Raiser S, Ratcliff JW, Sampson S, Schaden W, Spector J, Sun W, Syrop IP, Takahashi K, Tan B, Wyss JF, Zin D, Soo Hoo J, Tenforde AS. Recommendations for use of extracorporeal shockwave therapy in sports medicine: an international modified Delphi study. Br J Sports Med. 2025 Sep 02; 59(18):1287-1301.
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Stokes DC, Teramoto M, Noble-Taylor KE, Covey CJ, Olufade OA. The State of Sports Ultrasound Education and Training among Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowships 2023-2024. Curr Sports Med Rep. 2025 Jul 01; 24(7):214-218.
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Hart E, Bair K, Broz J, Griffith K, Herrera-Set A, Lattimore D, Melvin E, Sweeney E. Gymnastics Medicine: A New Subspecialty in Sports Medicine. Curr Sports Med Rep. 2025 May 01; 24(5):126-134.
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