Upper Extremity

"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.

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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
MeSH Number(s)	A01.378.800
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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Anatomy [A]
Body Regions [A01]
Extremities [A01.378]
Upper Extremity [A01.378.800]

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Bar chart showing 14 publications over 11 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 2020 and 2022 and 2024

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2005	1	0	1
2006	1	0	1
2009	1	0	1
2013	1	0	1
2016	1	0	1
2018	1	0	1
2020	1	1	2
2022	0	2	2
2023	0	1	1
2024	1	1	2
2025	1	0	1

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Gulley Cox LI, Dias N, Zhang C, Zhang Y, Gorniak SL. Impact of aging and body mass index on upper extremity motor unit number index and size. Exp Biol Med (Maywood). 2025; 250:10491.

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Gulley Cox LI, Dias N, Zhang C, Zhang Y, Gorniak SL. Effects of Type II Diabetes on upper extremity muscle characteristics in older adults. Neurosci Lett. 2025 Jan 01; 844:138039.

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Boudet-Berquier J, Demattei C, Guldner L, Gallay A, Manouvrier S, Botton J, Philippat C, Delva F, Bloch J, Semaille C, Odent S, Perthus I, Randrianaivo H, Babajko S, Barjat T, Beneteau C, Brennetot N, Garne E, Haddad G, Hocine M, Lacroix I, Leuraud K, Mench M, Morris J, Patrier S, Sartelet A, Verloes A, Bonaldi C, Le Barbier M, Gagni?re B, P?pin P, Ollivier R, Bitoun M, King L, Guajardo-Villar A, Gomes E, Desenclos JC, Regnault N, Benachi A. A multidisciplinary and structured investigation of three suspected clusters of transverse upper limb reduction defects in France. Eur J Epidemiol. 2024 Jul; 39(7):753-771.

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Cox LIG, Dias N, Zhang C, Zhang Y, Gorniak SL. Effects of Type II Diabetes on Proprioception during a Reach to Pinch Task. J Mot Behav. 2024; 56(3):263-274.

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Edwardson MA, Brady K, Giannetti ML, Geed S, Barth J, Mitchell A, Tan MT, Zhou Y, Bregman BS, Newport EL, Edwards DF, Dromerick AW. Interpreting the CPASS Trial: Do Not Shift Motor Therapy to the Subacute Phase. Neurorehabil Neural Repair. 2023 01; 37(1):76-79.

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Williams PTJA, Truong DQ, Seifert AC, Xu J, Bikson M, Martin JH. Selective augmentation of corticospinal motor drive with trans-spinal direct current stimulation in the cat. Brain Stimul. 2022 May-Jun; 15(3):624-634.

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Geed S, Lane CJ, Nelsen MA, Wolf SL, Winstein CJ, Dromerick AW. Inaccurate Use of the Upper Extremity Fugl-Meyer Negatively Affects Upper Extremity Rehabilitation Trial Design: Findings From the ICARE Randomized Controlled Trial. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2021 02; 102(2):270-279.

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Barth J, Geed S, Mitchell A, Lum PS, Edwards DF, Dromerick AW. Characterizing upper extremity motor behavior in the first week after stroke. PLoS One. 2020; 15(8):e0221668.

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Binkley JM, Stratford P, Kirkpatrick S, Farley CR, Okoli J, Gabram S. Estimating the Reliability and Validity of the Upper Extremity Functional Index in Women After Breast Cancer Surgery. Clin Breast Cancer. 2018 12; 18(6):e1261-e1267.

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Lai L, Binkley J, Jones V, Kirkpatrick S, Furbish C, Stratford P, Thompson W, Sidhu A, Farley C, Okoli J, Beech D, Gabram S. Implementing the Prospective Surveillance Model (PSM) of Rehabilitation for Breast Cancer Patients with 1-Year Postoperative Follow-up, a Prospective, Observational Study. Ann Surg Oncol. 2016 10; 23(10):3379-84.

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