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Structure of appendicular skeleton

Known as: APPENDICULAR SKELETON, Set of all bones of all limbs, Skeleton appendiculare 
The part of the skeleton that includes the bones of the upper and lower limbs.
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Broader (2)

Appendicular skeletal systemSkeletal system
Body partCDISC SDTM Anatomical Location TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium TerminologyLateral Plate Mesoderm

Narrower (4)

Bone structure of lower limbBone structure of upper limbLeg BonesStructure of long bone

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2007
2007
Limitations of peripheral quantitative computed tomography metaphyseal bone density measurements.
CONTEXT Peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT) measurements are frequently obtained to assess cancellous bone density… 
2005
2005
Highly conserved proximal promoter element harbouring paired Sox9-binding sites contributes to the tissue- and developmental stage-specific activity of the matrilin-1 gene.
The matrilin-1 gene has the unique feature that it is expressed in chondrocytes in a developmental stage-specific manner… 
Review
1998
Review
1998
Morphological foundations of precartilage development in mesenchyme
  • F. Wezeman
  • Microscopy research and technique (Print)
  • 1998
  • Corpus ID: 9025505
Hyaline cartilage is archetypic for the appendicular skeleton and the vertebral column. It arises from pluirpotential mesenchymal… 
Review
1997
Review
1997
Oncologic imaging: interactions of nuclear medicine with CT and MRI using the bone scan as a model.
Review
1994
Review
1994
Limb-salvage surgery for treatment of sarcomas of the extremities.
  • D. McDonald
  • AJR. American journal of roentgenology
  • 1994
  • Corpus ID: 35259374
The management of patients with sarcomas of the appendicular skeleton with limb-sparing surgery has become the standard of care… 
Review
1987
Review
1987
Calcium intake and skeletal integrity: is there a critical relationship?
The emergence of osteoporosis as a major health con cern has placed dietary calcium on center stage of pub lic nutritional… 
1984
1984
Skeletal scintigraphic changes in osteoporosis treated with sodium fluoride: concise communication.
An appendicular skeletal response to sodium fluoride (NaF) was detected by total skeletal scintigrams. Twelve postmenopausal… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Quantitative Measurement of Bone Density Using Gamma‐Ray Computed Tomography
A special purpose gamma-ray computed tomography scanner has been developed for precise measurements of bone density in the human… 
1977
1977
Vertebral and peripheral bone mineral content by photon absorptiometry.
Dual photon absorptiometry with 153Gd was used to determine the bone mineral content of the lumbar spine of 46 subjects. The bone… 
Highly Cited
1965
Highly Cited
1965
CONCURRENT AXIAL AND APPENDICULAR OSTEOPOROSIS: ITS RELATION TO CALCIUM CONSUMPTION.
OSTEOPOROSIS of aging has long been recognized as a disorder primarily of the dorsolumbar spine. Evidence that bone loss with age… 
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