 Weight-Bearing
"Weight-Bearing" 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 physical state of supporting an applied load. This often refers to the weight-bearing bones or joints that support the body's weight, especially those in the spine, hip, knee, and foot.
| Descriptor ID |
D016474
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G01.374.965
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| Concept/Terms |
Weight-Bearing- Weight-Bearing
- Weight Bearing
- Weightbearing
- Loadbearing
- Load-Bearing
- Load Bearing
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Weight-Bearing" by people in this website by year, and whether "Weight-Bearing" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1997 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2001 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2002 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2003 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2004 | 3 | 2 | 5 | | 2005 | 3 | 5 | 8 | | 2006 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2007 | 1 | 4 | 5 | | 2008 | 3 | 9 | 12 | | 2009 | 1 | 8 | 9 | | 2010 | 4 | 3 | 7 | | 2011 | 2 | 6 | 8 | | 2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2013 | 0 | 4 | 4 | | 2014 | 1 | 5 | 6 | | 2015 | 3 | 6 | 9 | | 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2017 | 3 | 5 | 8 | | 2018 | 2 | 8 | 10 | | 2019 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 2020 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2021 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2024 | 2 | 5 | 7 | | 2025 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2026 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Weight-Bearing" by people in Profiles.
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Christensen JC, Judd DL, Thomsen-Freitas PB, Davis-Wilson H, Christiansen CL, Stevens-Lapsley JE. Kinetic Biomarkers of Cumulative Loading and Daily Step Count as Predictors of Functional Recovery Following Primary Unilateral Total Hip Arthroplasty. J Orthop Res. 2026 05; 44(5):e70203.
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Vandenberg NW, Wheatley BB, Carpenter RD, Christiansen CL, Stoneback JW, Gaffney BMM. Simulated gait training improves joint loading symmetry in unilateral transfemoral bone-anchored limb users. J Biomech. 2026 Mar; 198:113199.
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Christensen JC, Leutzinger T, Knarr BA, Zeni JA, Christiansen CL, Bade M, Stevens-Lapsley JE. Peak, cumulative and rate of medial and lateral compartment joint loading during gait following total knee arthroplasty. Gait Posture. 2025 Oct; 122:151-157.
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Van Zeeland EM, Kassel B, Montoya T, Saviola AJ, Burton LH, Easley JT, Nelson BB, Santangelo KS, Sikes KJ. Structural, functional, and proteomic based sex differences in murine post-traumatic osteoarthritis development following mechanical anterior cruciate ligament injury. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2025 08; 33(8):992-1006.
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Krajewski KT, Johnson CC, Mi Q, Flanagan SD, Anderst WJ, Connaboy C. Effects of load carriage on lateral stepping regulation during forced-marching. J Biomech. 2025 May; 184:112672.
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Patel CM, Wiele SV, Kim L, Payne E, Bruno-Garcia M, Devorak A, Kaganov DE, Lau A, Guthold M, Delp MD, Crapo J, Mao XW, Willey JS. Treatment with a superoxide dismutase mimetic for joint preservation during 35 and 75 days in orbit aboard the international space station, and after 120 days recovery on Earth. Life Sci Space Res (Amst). 2025 Feb; 44:67-78.
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Zhu M, Gu W, Wang C, Sun S, Sempson S, Zhang M, Hunt KJ, Myerson MS, Li S. Different Positions of Weightbearing CT Images Can Influence the Hindfoot Alignment Evaluation Using 2-Dimensional Methodology. Foot Ankle Int. 2024 12; 45(12):1390-1396.
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Alexeev SO, Trikha R, Short S, Hunt KJ. The Antigravity Treadmill as a Postoperative and Injury Rehabilitation Tool: Reduction in Contact Forces and Muscle Activity With Reduced Weight Running. Clin J Sport Med. 2025 Jan 01; 35(1):45-51.
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Thomsen PB, Gaffney BMM, Tracy JB, Vandenberg NW, Awad ME, Christiansen CL, Stoneback JW. Cumulative loading increases and loading asymmetries persist during walking for people with a transfemoral bone-anchored limb. Gait Posture. 2024 Sep; 113:46-52.
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Zhu H, Miller EY, Lee W, Wilson RL, Neu CP. In vivo human knee varus-valgus loading apparatus for analysis of MRI-based intratissue strain and relaxometry. J Biomech. 2024 Jun; 171:112171.
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