 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 | 0 | 1 | | 2013 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2014 | 5 | 3 | 8 | | 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2016 | 6 | 2 | 8 | | 2017 | 3 | 2 | 5 | | 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 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sports Medicine" by people in Profiles.
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Dineen EH, Haigney MC, Levine BD, Ackerman MJ, Baggish AL, Batts TC, Braverman AC, Chung EH, Cole GJ, Cornwell WK, Davenport E, Dean PN, Dietz HC, Eastman A, Franzos MA, Guseh JS, Harrell TE, Hulten EA, James CA, Kim JH, Lampert RJ, Martinez MW, May JW, O'Connor FG, Petek BJ, Shah AB, Smith DL, Thompson PD, Wasfy MM, Watts JA. Clinical Considerations for the Care of the Tactical Athlete With Cardiovascular Abnormalities: A Scientific Statement From the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2026 Oct 06; 154(14):e524-e572.
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Cornwell WK, Dineen EH, Petek BJ, Shafer KM, Davenport E, Chung EH, Kim JH, Levine BD. Sports and Exercise Cardiology: A New Frontier in Cardiovascular Disease Management. Circ Popul Health Outcomes. 2026 Aug; 19(8):e013583.
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Riebe D, Magal M, Kaminsky LA, Ross R, Phillips SM, Alhassan S, Arena R, Behm DG, Camhi SM, Church TS, Evans EM, Feito Y, Faigenbaum AD, Heymsfield SB, Hillman CH, Jankowski CM, Konrad A, Liguori G, Robinson LE, Shanely RA, Garber CE. The Components of Physical Fitness: A Roundtable Statement by the American College of Sports Medicine. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2026 08 01; 58(8):1827-1850.
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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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Nocek M, Villegas Meza AD, Herrmann CB, Kim NA, Uppstrom TJ, Fritsch L, Jaber A, McCarty EC, Millett PJ. Trends in Authorship Characteristics in The American Journal of Sports Medicine, 2014 to 2024: A Follow-up Analysis. Am J Sports Med. 2026 Mar; 54(3):705-711.
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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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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 02; 37(1):15-45.
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