"Artificial Limbs" 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.
Prosthetic replacements for arms, legs, and parts thereof.
| Descriptor ID |
D001186
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.695.050 E07.858.082.050 E07.858.442.050
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| Concept/Terms |
Artificial Limbs- Artificial Limbs
- Limb Prosthesis
- Limb Prostheses
- Prostheses, Limb
- Prosthesis, Limb
- Limbs, Artificial
- Artificial Limb
- Limb, Artificial
- Extremities, Artificial
- Artificial Extremities
- Artificial Extremity
- Extremity, Artificial
Leg Prosthesis- Leg Prosthesis
- Leg Prostheses
- Prostheses, Leg
- Prosthesis, Leg
- Leg, Artificial
- Artificial Leg
- Artificial Legs
- Legs, Artificial
Artificial Arm- Artificial Arm
- Arm, Artificial
- Arms, Artificial
- Artificial Arms
- Arm Prosthesis
- Arm Prostheses
- Prostheses, Arm
- Prosthesis, Arm
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Artificial Limbs" by people in Profiles.
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Design of a Single Layer Metamaterial for Pressure Offloading of Transtibial Amputees. J Biomech Eng. 2021 05 01; 143(5).
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Delays in grip initiation and termination in persons with stroke: effects of arm support and active muscle stretch exercise. J Neurophysiol. 2009 Jun; 101(6):3108-15.
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Prosthesis training as a context for studying occupational forms and motoric adaptation. Am J Occup Ther. 1994 Jan; 48(1):55-61.
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Osseous attachment to vitreous carbons. J Biomed Mater Res. 1973; 7(3):97-108.