"Upper 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,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The region of the upper limb in animals, extending from the deltoid region to the HAND, and including the ARM; AXILLA; and SHOULDER.
| Descriptor ID |
D034941
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A01.378.800
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| Concept/Terms |
Upper Extremity- Upper Extremity
- Extremities, Upper
- Upper Extremities
- Membrum superius
- Upper Limb
- Limb, Upper
- Limbs, Upper
- Upper Limbs
- Extremity, Upper
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2011 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2016 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2017 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2019 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Upper Extremity" by people in Profiles.
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Biofeedback Training for 3-Dimensional Finger Force Control to Improve Upper Limb Function Poststroke: An RCT. Stroke. 2025 Aug; 56(8):2266-2276.
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Strategies to Reduce Fall Severity after a Perturbation during Ladder Climbing. IISE Trans Occup Ergon Hum Factors. 2025 Oct-Dec; 13(4):229-237.
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Combining Cyproheptadine Hydrochloride With Targeted Muscle Activation Training to Treat Upper Extremity Stroke: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2024 Oct; 105(10):1938-1945.
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Wearable Sensor to Monitor Quality of Upper Limb Task Practice for Stroke Survivors at Home. Sensors (Basel). 2024 Jan 16; 24(2).
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White Matter Integrity and Chronic Poststroke Upper Limb Function: An ENIGMA Stroke Recovery Analysis. Stroke. 2023 09; 54(9):2438-2441.
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Application of Deep Learning Algorithm to Monitor Upper Extremity Task Practice. Sensors (Basel). 2023 Jul 03; 23(13).
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Associating Functional Neural Connectivity and Specific Aspects of Sensorimotor Control in Chronic Stroke. Sensors (Basel). 2023 Jun 07; 23(12).
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Chronic Stroke Sensorimotor Impairment Is Related to Smaller Hippocampal Volumes: An ENIGMA Analysis. J Am Heart Assoc. 2022 05 17; 11(10):e025109.
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Effect of novel training to normalize altered finger force direction post-stroke: study protocol for a double-blind randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2022 Apr 12; 23(1):301.
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Concomitant sensory stimulation during therapy to enhance hand functional recovery post stroke. Trials. 2022 Apr 05; 23(1):262.