 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 | 3 | 6 | | 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 | 3 | 13 | | 2016 | 8 | 4 | 12 | | 2017 | 11 | 6 | 17 | | 2018 | 18 | 7 | 25 | | 2019 | 10 | 4 | 14 | | 2020 | 10 | 4 | 14 | | 2021 | 9 | 12 | 21 | | 2022 | 2 | 18 | 20 | | 2023 | 0 | 21 | 21 | | 2024 | 4 | 11 | 15 | | 2025 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Lower Extremity" by people in Profiles.
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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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Shaw KG, Awad ME, Melton D, Gaffney BMM, Christiansen CL, Stoneback JW. Patient-Reported Outcomes of Pain and Related Quality of Life 1 Year After Bone-Anchored Limb Implantation in Patients with Lower-Limb Amputation. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2025 Apr 16; 107(8):e32.
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Tinsley JP, Dana Carpenter R, Vandenberg NW, Stoneback JW, Gaffney BMM. Estimating temporal bone-implant stresses in patients with bone-anchored lower limbs. J Biomech. 2025 Mar; 182:112569.
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Divakaran S, Harms HJ, Robertson M, Merugumala SK, Park MA, Kijewski MF, Martell LB, Morgan V, Barrett L, Perillo A, Yang D, Jarolim P, Feinberg MW, Gerhard-Herman MD, Belkin M, Lin AP, Creager MA, Bonaca MP, Di Carli MF. Post-walking exercise skeletal muscle perfusion and energetics in patients with symptomatic lower extremity peripheral artery disease. J Nucl Cardiol. 2025 Apr; 46:102143.
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Trivedi SM, Wahle CF, Mao YV, Wraich D, Shea KG, Sadacharam K, Stinson Z, Ellington M, Niu E, Williams B, Patel N, Ellis H, Crepeau A, Vanderhave K, Carsen S, Mayer S, Pennock A, Vandenberg C, Beck JJ. Long-term Complications From Peripheral Nerve Blocks After Pediatric Orthopaedic Lower Extremity Procedures: A Systematic Review. Am J Sports Med. 2025 Mar; 53(4):981-987.
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Bogard AT, Pollet AK, Tan AQ. Intermittent hypoxia enhances voluntary activation and reduces performance fatigability during repeated lower limb contractions. J Neurophysiol. 2024 Dec 01; 132(6):1717-1728.
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Canonico ME, Low Wang CC, Hsia J, Debus ES, Nehler MR, Patel MR, Anand SS, Ycas J, Capell WH, Muehlhofer E, Haskell LP, Berkowitz SD, Bauersachs R, Bonaca MP. Low-Dose Rivaroxaban Plus Aspirin in?Fragile Patients After Lower Extremity?Revascularization. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2024 Aug 27; 84(9):801-811.
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Canonico ME, Hess CN, Secemsky EA, Bonaca MP. Antithrombotic Therapy in Patients Undergoing Peripheral Artery Interventions. Interv Cardiol Clin. 2024 Oct; 13(4):553-559.
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Ross LK, Lalka A, Keeter C, Hamati MC, Robell K, Howell DR, Zona NE, Hunt KJ. Playing surface and sport contact status modulate time to lower extremity musculoskeletal injury at a greater level than concussion history among collegiate student-athletes. J ISAKOS. 2024 Aug; 9(4):628-634.
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Ma?ago MM, Will R, Strahler T, Van Valkenburgh L, Harris-Love MO, Forster JE, Cameron M, Christiansen CL. Blood Flow Restriction and Veterans With Multiple Sclerosis and Advanced Disability: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. Phys Ther. 2024 Jun 04; 104(6).
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