"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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