"Weight-Bearing" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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The physical state of supporting an applied load. This often refers to the weight-bearing bones or joints that support the body's weight, especially those in the spine, hip, knee, and foot.
| Descriptor ID |
D016474
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G01.374.965
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| Concept/Terms |
Weight-Bearing- Weight-Bearing
- Weight Bearing
- Weightbearing
- Loadbearing
- Load-Bearing
- Load Bearing
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Weight-Bearing" by people in Profiles.
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A longitudinal comparison of appendicular bone growth and markers of strength through adolescence in a South African cohort using radiogrammetry and pQCT. Osteoporos Int. 2019 Feb; 30(2):451-460.
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The effect of loading and ethnicity on annual changes in cortical bone of the radius and tibia in pre-pubertal children. Ann Hum Biol. 2016 Nov; 43(6):520-526.
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A two-year history of high bone loading physical activity attenuates ethnic differences in bone strength and geometry in pre-/early pubertal children from a low-middle income country. Bone. 2013 Dec; 57(2):522-30.
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A pilot investigation of load-carrying on the head and bone mineral density in premenopausal, black African women. J Bone Miner Metab. 2010 Mar; 28(2):185-90.
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Bone mineral density and lifetime physical activity in South African women. Calcif Tissue Int. 2003 Nov; 73(5):463-9.