 Joint Instability
"Joint Instability" 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.
Lack of stability of a joint or joint prosthesis. Factors involved are intra-articular disease and integrity of extra-articular structures such as joint capsule, ligaments, and muscles.
| Descriptor ID |
D007593
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C05.550.521
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| Concept/Terms |
Joint Instability- Joint Instability
- Instability, Joint
- Instabilities, Joint
- Joint Instabilities
Hypermobility, Joint- Hypermobility, Joint
- Hypermobilities, Joint
- Joint Hypermobilities
- Joint Hypermobility
- Laxity, Joint
- Joint Laxities
- Joint Laxity
- Laxities, Joint
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Joint Instability" by people in this website by year, and whether "Joint Instability" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Joint Instability" by people in Profiles.
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Hemmerich A, van der Merwe W, Batterham M, Vaughan CL. Knee rotational laxity in a randomized comparison of single- versus double-bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Am J Sports Med. 2011 Jan; 39(1):48-56.
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Oetgen ME, Walick KS, Tulchin K, Karol LA, Johnston CE. Functional results after surgical treatment for congenital knee dislocation. J Pediatr Orthop. 2010 Apr-May; 30(3):216-23.
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Tanna N, Preciado DA, Biran N. The otolaryngologic features of Sanjad-Sakati syndrome. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2009 Jul; 135(7):714-5.
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Heuer GG, Hardesty DA, Bhowmick DA, Bailey R, Magge SN, Storm PB. Treatment of pediatric atlantoaxial instability with traditional and modified Goel-Harms fusion constructs. Eur Spine J. 2009 Jun; 18(6):884-92.
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Tosi LL, Boyan BD, Boskey AL. Does sex matter in musculoskeletal health? A workshop report. Orthop Clin North Am. 2006 Oct; 37(4):523-9.
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