Tibia
"Tibia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The second longest bone of the skeleton. It is located on the medial side of the lower leg, articulating with the FIBULA laterally, the TALUS distally, and the FEMUR proximally.
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D013977
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A02.835.232.043.650.883
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2002 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2004 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2005 | 1 | 6 | 7 | | 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2007 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2008 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2009 | 5 | 2 | 7 | | 2010 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | 2011 | 3 | 5 | 8 | | 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2013 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2014 | 7 | 2 | 9 | | 2015 | 4 | 1 | 5 | | 2016 | 4 | 3 | 7 | | 2017 | 9 | 3 | 12 | | 2018 | 3 | 2 | 5 | | 2019 | 2 | 6 | 8 | | 2020 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2022 | 1 | 9 | 10 | | 2023 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 2024 | 1 | 4 | 5 | | 2025 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Tibia" by people in Profiles.
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Gaffney BMM, Thomsen-Freitas PB, Georgiou GM, Melton DH, Christiansen CL, Stoneback JW. Whole-body angular momentum is influenced by bone-anchored limb use and amputation level during walking. Gait Posture. 2026 Feb; 124:109991.
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Poletti F, Aweid B, Naskar R, Bhamber N, O'Leary S. 10-year survival rate of an all-polyethylene tibia medial unicompartmental knee replacement: the royal Berkshire hospital NHS foundation trust experience. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2025 Jul 05; 35(1):293.
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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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Bertha N, Manfre MG, Chin G, Peszek A, Batiste AJ, Maak TG, Frank RM. Osteotomies of the Knee for Valgus Malalignment. JBJS Rev. 2025 Feb 01; 13(2).
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Kura JR, Cheung B, Conover CF, Wnek RD, Reynolds MC, Buckley KH, Soto BM, Otzel DM, Aguirre JI, Yarrow JF. Passive bicycle training stimulates epiphyseal bone formation and restores bone integrity independent of locomotor recovery in a rat spinal cord injury model. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2024 Sep 01; 137(3):676-688.
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Allen SP, Diaz GB, Grabowski AM. The Effect of Unequal Crank Arm Lengths and Cycling-Specific Prostheses for Recreational Riders with a Transtibial Amputation. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2024 Oct 01; 56(10):1976-1987.
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Johnson CC, Dzewaltowski AC, Dever DE, Krajewski KT, Rai A, Ahamed NU, Allison KF, Flanagan SD, Graham SM, Lovalekar M, Anderst WJ, Connaboy C. Load carriage changes tibiofemoral arthrokinematics during ambulatory tasks in recruit-aged women. Sci Rep. 2024 04 25; 14(1):9542.
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Vinson AL, Vandenberg NW, Awad ME, Christiansen CL, Stoneback JW, M M Gaffney B. The biomechanical influence of transtibial Bone-Anchored limbs during walking. J Biomech. 2024 May; 168:112098.
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Reeves B, Roper B, Salton R, Baumann A, Dimovski R, Hadley-Miller N, Albright J. Outcomes of Simultaneous Lengthening and ACL Reconstruction in Fibular Hemimelia: A Retrospective Case Series. Iowa Orthop J. 2024; 44(1):93-98.
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Frank RM. Editorial Commentary: It is Never Wrong to Perform Anterior Cruciate Ligament Revision Reconstruction as a Two-Stage Procedure. Arthroscopy. 2023 09; 39(9):2112-2113.
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