 Lower Extremity
"Lower Extremity" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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The region of the lower limb in animals, extending from the gluteal region to the FOOT, and including the BUTTOCKS; HIP; and LEG.
| Descriptor ID |
D035002
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A01.378.610
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| Concept/Terms |
Lower Extremity- Lower Extremity
- Extremities, Lower
- Lower Extremities
- Lower Limb
- Limb, Lower
- Limbs, Lower
- Lower Limbs
- Membrum inferius
- Extremity, Lower
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2004 | 6 | 0 | 6 | | 2005 | 3 | 2 | 5 | | 2006 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2009 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2010 | 3 | 2 | 5 | | 2011 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2012 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2013 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2014 | 4 | 1 | 5 | | 2015 | 10 | 4 | 14 | | 2016 | 8 | 4 | 12 | | 2017 | 8 | 6 | 14 | | 2018 | 17 | 7 | 24 | | 2019 | 10 | 3 | 13 | | 2020 | 8 | 5 | 13 | | 2021 | 10 | 12 | 22 | | 2022 | 2 | 22 | 24 | | 2023 | 0 | 21 | 21 | | 2024 | 5 | 11 | 16 | | 2025 | 12 | 1 | 13 | | 2026 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Lower Extremity" by people in Profiles.
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Canonico ME, Parr J, Debus ES, Nehler MR, Patel MR, Anand SS, Svet M, Hess CN, Capell WH, Ycas J, Chen J, Szarek M, Muehlhofer E, Haskell LP, Berkowitz SD, Bauersachs RM, Bonaca MP. Low-Dose Rivaroxaban Plus Aspirin in Patients With PAD Undergoing Lower Extremity Revascularization With and Without History of Prior Limb Revascularization: Insight From the VOYAGER-PAD Trial. Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2026 May; 19(5):e015229.
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Pontiff ME, Oral E, Moreau NG. Muscle architecture predicts lower extremity power generation during a power leg press test in individuals with cerebral palsy. Clin Biomech (Bristol). 2026 May; 135:106797.
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Wedderkopp N, Wang C, Steele R, Hebert J, Rexen C, Jespersen E, Junge T, Thomsen T, Jensen FM, Shrier I. Incidence of and Risk Factors for Lower Extremity Apophysitis in Children and Adolescents. Sports Med. 2026 03; 56(3):793-803.
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Hogan S, Szarek M, Debus ES, Nehler M, Anand SS, Patel MR, Pap AF, Deng H, Hodge S, Haskell LP, Muehlhofer E, Berkowitz SE, Bauersachs RM, Bonaca MP. Rivaroxaban in Peripheral Artery Disease After Revascularization: Worst Events and Net Outcomes in VOYAGER PAD. J Am Heart Assoc. 2025 Nov 04; 14(21):e039752.
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Ishida AH, Furtado Neves PJ, Simioni A, Jacobs DL, Malgor RD, Malgor EA. Clinical and functional outcomes of lower extremity oncovascular reconstructions. J Vasc Surg. 2025 12; 82(6):2053-2060.
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Sherman SR, Jackson RE, Hibner BA, Lima NS, Cloud RM, Fernhall B, Baynard T. Blunted exercise hyperemic response to lower limb exercise in individuals with Down syndrome. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2025 Aug 01; 329(2):H374-H387.
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Lin B, Solano A, Timaran CH, Modrall JG, Tsai S, Kirkwood ML, Ramanan B. Impact of congestive heart failure on mid-term outcomes after lower extremity revascularization for peripheral artery disease. J Vasc Surg. 2025 11; 82(5):1725-1735.
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Awad ME, Lev G, Melton DH, Shaw KG, Thomsen-Freitas PB, Gaffney BMM, Christiansen CL, Stoneback JW. Colorado Limb Donning-Timed Up and Go (COLD-TUG) Test in Lower-Extremity Amputation: Less Donning Time with Osseointegrated Bone-Anchored Prosthetic Limb. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2025 May 13; 107(14):1611-1619.
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Romanowicz J, Park S, Bunn J, Jacobsen RM, Fonseca B, Zablah JE, Englund EK, Barker AJ, Davidson JA. Magnetic resonance quantification of regional blood flow and oxygen delivery to the brain, gut, kidneys, and lower extremities in adolescents with a Fontan circulation compared to biventricular controls. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson. 2025 Winter; 27(2):101907.
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Stewart HE, Alcantara RS, Farina KA, Hahn ME, Grabowski AM, Kram R, Wilcox RR, McNitt-Gray JL. Can Ground Reaction Force Variables Preidentify the Probability of a Musculoskeletal Injury in Collegiate Distance Runners? J Appl Biomech. 2025 Jun 01; 41(3):271-278.
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