Classification-Schedules

Classification 2025 Winter Edition

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WE

Musculoskeletal System

Schedule Contents

Reference Works. General Works Orthopedic Procedures Bones Joint and Connective Tissues Muscles and Tendons Head and Neck Torso General Extremities Upper Extremity Lower Extremity Podiatry Head and Neck

Classify general works on the musculoskeletal system and its diseases in children in WS 270-275.
Classify works on musculoskeletal disease nursing and nursing of patients with specific musculoskeletal diseases in WY 157.6.

Reference Works. General Works

WE 1

Organizations. Societies (General or not elsewhere classified) (Cutter from name of organization or society) (Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)

Includes membership lists and administrative reports issued serially or separately. Classify directories in WE 22. Classify other serials issued by societies in W1. For academies and institutes, see WE 23-24.

WE 5

Collected works by several authors

WE 7

Collected works by individual authors

WE 9

Addresses. Essays. Lectures

WE 11

History (Table-G)

WE 11.1

General coverage (Not Table-G)

WE 13

Dictionaries. Encyclopedias
(Monographs and Serials)

WE 15

Classification. Terminology
(Monographs and Serials)

WE 16

Tables. Statistics. Surveys (Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)

WE 16.1

General coverage (Not Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)

WE 17

Atlases. Pictorial works

Classify atlases limited to a particular part of the system here also.

WE 18

Education

Classify here works about education.

WE 18.2

Educational materials
(Monographs and Serials)

Classify here educational materials, e.g., outlines, questions and answers, programmed instruction, computer-assisted instruction, etc., regardless of format. Classify textbooks, regardless of format, by subject.

WE 19

Schools, departments and faculties of orthopedics (Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)

Include here works on the history of schools. Classify courses of study, college catalogs, etc., in W 19.5.

WE 19.1

General coverage (Not Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)

WE 20

Research (General)

Classify here works about research in general. Classify works about research on a particular subject by subject.

WE 21

Orthopedics, osteology or rheumatology as a profession. Ethics. Peer review

Classify works on the specialty alone here. Classify works on both the specialty and diseases in WE 100.

WE 22

Directories (Table-G)

WE 22.1

General coverage (Not Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)

WE 23

Collective laboratories, academies, institutes, etc.

WE 24

Individual laboratories, academies, institutes, etc. (Cutter from name of institution)

WE 24.5

Bone banks (Table-G)

WE 24.51

General coverage (Not Table-G)

WE 25

Laboratory manuals. Technique

WE 26

Equipment and supplies

Classify catalogs in W 26. Classify works on bone plates and screws in WE 185.

WE 26.5

Informatics. Electronic data processing. Computers (General)

Classify works on use for special subjects by subject.

WE 27

Collective hospitals, clinics, dispensaries, etc. (Table-G)

WE 27.1

General coverage (Not Table-G)

WE 28

Individual hospitals, clinics, dispensaries, etc. (Cutter from name of hospital) (Table-G)

WE 28.5

Collective museums, exhibitions, etc.

WE 28.6

Individual museums, exhibitions, etc. (Cutter from name of museum, etc.) (Table-G)

WE 32

Laws (Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)

WE 32.1

General coverage (Not Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)

WE 33

Discussion of law (Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)

WE 33.1

General coverage (Not Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)

WE 39

Handbooks. Resource guides
(Monographs and Serials)

WE 100

General works

Classify works on both the specialty and diseases here. Classify works on the specialty only in WE 21. Classify works on diseases only in WE 140.

WE 101

Anatomy. Histology. Embryology (General)

WE 102

Physiology. Biochemistry

Classify works on muscle physiology only in WE 504.

WE 103

Movement. Locomotion

WE 104

Proprioception. Psychomotor performance

WE 140

Diseases (General)

Classify works on both the specialty and diseases in WE 100.

WE 141

Examination. Diagnosis. Diagnostic methods. Monitoring

Classify material on a specific site with the site.

Orthopedic Procedures

WE 168

Orthopedic procedures (General or not elsewhere classified)

Classify works on orthopedics as a profession in WE 21.

WE 170

Amputation

Classify here all works on amputation regardless of site.

WE 172

Artificial limbs

Classify catalogs in W 26.

WE 175

Dislocations. Sprains

WE 180

Fractures (General or not elsewhere classified)

For osteoporotic fractures see WE 250.

WE 182

Open fractures

WE 185

Fracture fixation

WE 190

Bone transplantation

Bones

WE 200

Bone and bones (General)

Include works on structure and function of bones in general. Classify works on specific bones with part or system involved.

WE 202

Bone physiology

WE 225

Bone diseases (General or not elsewhere classified)

Classify works on eosinophilic granuloma in WH 650.

WE 250

Congenital abnormalities. Disorders of metabolism, growth, or development

Classify works on abnormalities of specific bones or regions with the bone or region.

WE 251

Osteomyelitis and other infectious bone diseases

WE 253

Osteoarticular tuberculosis

WE 258

Neoplasms

Classify works on neoplasms of specific bones by site.

WE 259

Osteochondritis. Osteochondrosis

Joint and Connective Tissues

WE 300

Joints. Ligaments. Synovial membranes and fluid. Cartilage

Classify works on specific sites by site.

WE 304

Joint diseases

WE 312

Surgery

Classify arthroplasty of a specific joint with the joint.

WE 344

Arthritis

WE 346

Rheumatoid arthritis. Ankylosis

Cf. WU 140 Temporomandibular joint ankylosis; WE 725 Ankylosing spondylitis.

WE 348

Degenerative joint disease. Osteoarthritis

WE 350

Gout

WE 400

Synovial bursa. Bursitis

Muscles and Tendons

WE 500

Muscles (General). Fascia

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.

WE 504

Muscle physiology

WE 510

Trigger points

WE 544

Rheumatic diseases

WE 545

Contracture

Classify works on muscle contraction in WE 500; on muscle cramp and myoclonus in WE 550.

WE 550

Muscular diseases. Neuromuscular diseases (General or not elsewhere classified)

Classify works on neuro-ophthalmic conditions in WW 400-WW 460.

WE 552

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

WE 555

Myasthenia gravis

WE 559

Muscular dystrophies

WE 560

Electromyography

WE 600

Tendons

Head and Neck

WE 700

Head and neck

WE 705

Head. Face

Cf. WU 101-102 works for the dentist. Classify works on the jaw in WU; on the temporal bone written for the otolaryngologist in WV 201.

WE 705.5

Rhytidoplasty

WE 706

Head and neck injuries

Classify works on bone and soft tissue injuries of the face and skull here; classify works which include brain injury at WL 354; classify works on neck injuries alone at WE 708.

WE 707

Head and neck neoplasms

Classify here works on the head and neck or the skull.

WE 708

Neck

Torso

WE 710

Torso (General or not elsewhere classified)

WE 715

Thorax

Classify works on anatomy and physiology here as well as those on bone disorders and malformations. Classify works on organs or systems within the thoracic cavity, as well as thoracic surgical procedures in WF. Classify works on thoracic surgery as a profession in WO 21.

WE 720

Back

WE 725

Spine. Vertebrae

Cf. Spinal cord WL 400-405; classify works on lumbar and sacral vertebrae in WE 750.

WE 727

Spinal diseases

Cf. Spinal cord diseases WL 402-403. Classify works on spinal tuberculosis in WE 253.

WE 730

Congenital abnormalities

WE 735

Spinal curvatures

WE 737

Spinal injuries

WE 740

Intervertebral discs

WE 750

Lumbosacral region. Sacrococcygeal region

WE 755

Low back pain. Sciatica

WE 757

Abdomen

Classify works on the abdominal cavity in WI 900.

WE 760

Pelvis. Perineum

Classify works on pelvic floors disorders in WJ 140-WJ 141.

General Extremities

WE 800

Extremities

Upper Extremity

WE 805

Upper extremity

WE 810

Shoulder. Upper arm

WE 811

Shoulder injuries

WE 812

Axilla

WE 820

Elbow. Forearm

WE 830

Wrist. Hand

WE 832

Hand infections. Hand injuries

WE 833

Hand deformities

WE 835

Fingers

Lower Extremity

WE 850

Lower extremity

Classify works on varicose veins in WG 620.

WE 855

Hip. Upper leg

WE 860

Hip joint

WE 862

Hip replacement

WE 865

Femur. Thigh

WE 870

Knee. Lower leg

WE 872

Knee and knee joint injuries

WE 874

Knee replacement

WE 880

Ankle. Foot. Toes

WE 882

Ankle injuries. Foot injuries. Toe injuries

WE 883

Foot deformities

WE 886

Flatfoot

Podiatry

WE 890

Podiatry