 Immobilization
"Immobilization" 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 restriction of the MOVEMENT of whole or part of the body by physical means (RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL) or chemically by ANALGESIA, or the use of TRANQUILIZING AGENTS or NEUROMUSCULAR NONDEPOLARIZING AGENTS. It includes experimental protocols used to evaluate the physiologic effects of immobility.
| Descriptor ID |
D007103
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.472
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| Concept/Terms |
Hypokinesia, Experimental- Hypokinesia, Experimental
- Experimental Hypokinesia
- Experimental Hypokinesias
- Hypokinesias, Experimental
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Immobilization" by people in UAMS Profiles by year, and whether "Immobilization" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Immobilization" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Cheema UY, Vogler CN, Thompson J, Sattovia SL, Vallurupalli S. Protracted hypocalcemia following post-thyroidectomy lumbar rhabdomyolysis secondary to evolving hypoparathyroidism. Ear Nose Throat J. 2015 Mar; 94(3):113-6.
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