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WE 1-141 Reference Works. General Works | |
WE 168-190 Orthopedics. Reconstructive Orthopedics. Bone Transplantation | |
WE 200-259 Bones | |
WE 300-400 Joint Tissues | |
WE 500-600 Muscles and Tendons | |
WE 700-715 Head and Trunk | |
WE 720-755 Back | |
WE 800-886 Extremities | |
WE 800 General Extremities | |
WE 805-835 Upper Extremity | |
WE 850-886 Lower Extremity | |
WE 890 Podiatry | |
Reference Works. General Works | |
WE 1 |
Societies
(Cutter from name of society)
(Used for both monographs and serials) |
Includes ephemeral membership lists issued serially or separately. Classify substantial lists with directories. Classify annual reports, journals, etc., in W1.
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Collected works (General) | |
WE 5 |
By several authors
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WE 7 |
By individual authors
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WE 9 |
Addresses. Essays. Lectures (General)
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WE 11 |
History
(Table G)
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WE 11.1 |
General coverage
(Not Table G)
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WE 13 |
Dictionaries. Encyclopedias
(Used for both monographs and serials) |
WE 15 |
Classification. Terminology
(Used for both monographs and serials) |
WE 16 |
Tables. Statistics
(Used for both monographs and serials) |
WE 17 |
Atlases. Pictorial works
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Classify atlases limited to a particular part of the system here also.
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WE 18 |
Education
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Classify here works about education.
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WE 18.2 |
Educational materials
(Used for both monographs and serials) |
Classify here educational materials, e.g., outlines, questions and answers, programmed instruction, catalogs, computer-assisted instruction, etc., regardless of format. Classify textbooks, regardless of format, by subject.
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WE 19 |
Schools, departments and faculties of orthopedics
(Used for both monographs and serials) |
WE 20 |
Research (General)
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Classify here works about research in general. Classify works about research on a particular subject by subject.
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WE 21 |
Orthopedics as a profession. Ethics. Peer review
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WE 22 |
Directories
(Table G)
(Used for both monographs and serials) |
WE 22.1 |
General coverage
(Not Table G)
(Used for both monographs and serials) |
Laboratories, institutes, etc. | |
WE 23 |
Collective
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WE 24 |
Individual
(Cutter from name of institution)
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WE 25 |
Laboratory manuals. Technique
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WE 26 |
Equipment and supplies
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WE 26.5 |
Informatics. Automatic data processing. Computers (General)
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Classify works on use for special subjects by subject.
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Hospitals, clinics, dispensaries, etc. | |
WE 27 |
Collective
(Table G)
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WE 27.1 |
General coverage
(Not Table G)
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WE 28 |
Individual
(Cutter from name of hospital)
(Table G)
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Museums, exhibitions, etc. | |
WE 28.5 |
Collective
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WE 28.6 |
Individual
(Cutter from name of museum, etc.)
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WE 32 |
Laws
(Table G)
(Used for both monographs and serials) |
WE 32.1 |
General coverage
(Not Table G)
(Used for both monographs and serials) |
WE 33 |
Discussion of law
(Table G)
(Used for both monographs and serials) |
WE 33.1 |
General coverage
(Not Table G)
(Used for both monographs and serials) |
WE 39 |
Handbooks. Resource guides
(Used for both monographs and serials) |
WE 100 |
General works
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Classify works on specialty and on the specialty and diseases here. Classify works on diseases alone in WE 140.
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WE 101 |
Anatomy. Histology. Embryology (General)
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WE 102 |
Physiology. Biochemistry
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WE 103 |
Movement. Locomotion. Posture. Exertion
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WE 104 |
Kinesthesis. Weight perception
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WE 140 |
Diseases (General)
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WE 141 |
Examination. Diagnosis. Diagnostic methods. Monitoring
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Classify material on a single organ with the organ.
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Orthopedics. Reconstructive Orthopedics. Bone Transplantation | |
WE 168 |
Orthopedics (General)
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WE 170 |
Amputation
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WE 172 |
Prosthesis
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Classify catalogs in W 26.
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WE 175 |
Fractures (General). Dislocations. Sprains
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WE 180 |
Bone fractures
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WE 182 |
Open fractures
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WE 185 |
Fracture fixation
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WE 190 |
Orthopedic procedures. Bone transplantation
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Bones | |
WE 200 |
Bone and bones (General)
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Include works on structure and function of bones in general. Classify works on specific bones with part or system involved.
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WE 225 |
Bone diseases
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Classify works on eosinophilic granuloma in WH 650.
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WE 250 |
Congenital abnormalities. Disorders of metabolism, growth, or development
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Classify works on abnormalities of specific bones or regions with the bone or region. Classify works on systemic metabolic disorders involving the bones in WD 200-205.5.
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WE 251 |
Osteomyelitis and other infectious diseases
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WE 253 |
Bone and joint tuberculosis
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WE 258 |
Neoplasms. Cysts
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Classify works on neoplasms of specific bones by site.
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WE 259 |
Osteochondritis
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Joint Tissues | |
WE 300 |
Joints. Ligaments. Synovial membranes and fluid. Cartilage
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Classify works on specific joints by site.
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WE 304 |
Joint diseases
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WE 312 |
Surgery (including arthrodesis and arthroplasty) (General)
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WE 344 |
Arthritis
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WE 346 |
Rheumatoid arthritis. Ankylosis
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WE 348 |
Degenerative joint disease. Osteoarthritis
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WE 350 |
Gout
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WE 400 |
Bursae
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Muscles and Tendons | |
WE 500 |
Muscles. Fascia
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Include works on structure and function. Classify works on diseases in general in WE 550. Classify works on specific muscles with part or system involved.
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WE 544 |
Myositis. Fibrositis. Rheumatism
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WE 545 |
Contracture
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WE 550 |
Muscular diseases. Neuromuscular diseases
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Classify works on neuromuscular diseases of the eye in WW 400-475.
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WE 555 |
Myasthenia gravis
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WE 559 |
Muscular dystrophies
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WE 600 |
Tendons. Tendon sheaths
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Head and Trunk | |
WE 700 |
Head and trunk
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WE 705 |
Head. Face
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WE 706 |
Injuries
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Classify works on bone and soft tissue injuries of the face and skull here; classify works which include brain injury at WL 354.
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WE 707 |
Neoplasms (Head and neck)
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WE 708 |
Neck
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WE 715 |
Thorax. Ribs
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Classify material on anatomy and physiology here as well as that on bone disorders and malformations. Classify material on diseases of organs or systems within the thoracic cavity, as well as thoracic surgery, in WF.
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Back | |
WE 720 |
Back
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WE 725 |
Spine. Vertebrae
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WE 730 |
Congenital anomalies
(e.g., Spinal dysraphism) |
WE 735 |
Curvatures
(e.g., Scoliosis. Kyphosis. Lordosis) |
WE 740 |
Intervertebral disks
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WE 750 |
Lumbosacral region. Sacrococcygeal region. Pelvis
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WE 755 |
Low back pain. Sciatica
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Extremities General Extremities | |
WE 800 |
Extremities
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Upper Extremity | |
WE 805 |
Upper extremity
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WE 810 |
Shoulder. Upper arm
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WE 812 |
Axilla
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WE 820 |
Elbow. Forearm
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WE 830 |
Wrist. Hand
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WE 832 |
Hand infections
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WE 835 |
Fingers. Toes
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Lower Extremity | |
WE 850 |
Lower extremity
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Classify works on varicose veins in WG 620.
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WE 855 |
Hip. Upper leg
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WE 860 |
Hip joint
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WE 865 |
Femur. Thigh
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WE 870 |
Knee. Lower leg
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WE 880 |
Ankle. Foot
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Classify works on toes in WE 835.
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WE 883 |
Deformities
(e.g., Clubfoot) |
WE 886 |
Flat feet
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Podiatry | |
WE 890 |
Podiatry
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