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WE Musculoskeletal System
	Classify general works on the musculoskeletal system and its diseases in children in WS 270. Classify works on musculoskeletal disease nursing in WY 157.6. Classify works on nursing of patients with specific diseases in WY also.
	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	Organizations. Societies (General or not elsewhere classified) (Cutter from name of organization or society) (Used for both monographs and serials)
	Includes membership lists issued serially or separately. Classify directories in WE 22. Classify annual reports, journals, etc. in W1. For academies and institutes, see WE 23-24.
	Collected works (General)
WE 5	By several authors
WE 7	By individual authors

WE 9	Addresses. Essays. Lectures (General)

WE 11	History (Table G)
WE 11.1	General coverage (Not Table G)

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
	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 (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.

WE 19	Schools, departments and faculties of orthopedics (Used for both 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 as a profession. Osteology as a profession. Ethics. Peer review

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, academies, institutes, etc.
WE 23	Collective
WE 24	Individual (Cutter from name of institution)

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. Automatic data processing. Computers (General)
	Classify works on use for special subjects by subject.
	Hospitals, clinics, dispensaries, etc.
WE 27	Collective (Table G)
WE 27.1	General coverage (Not Table G)
WE 28	Individual (Cutter from name of hospital) (Table G)
	Museums, exhibitions, etc.
WE 28.5	Collective
WE 28.6	Individual (Cutter from name of museum, etc.)

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
	Classify works on specialty and on the specialty and diseases here. Classify works on diseases alone in WE 140.

WE 101	Anatomy. Histology. Embryology (General)

WE 102	Physiology. Biochemistry
WE 103	Physical Exertion
WE 104	Kinesthesis. Weight perception

WE 140	Diseases (General)
WE 141	Examination. Diagnosis. Diagnostic methods. Monitoring
	Classify material on a single organ with the organ.
	Orthopedics. Reconstructive Orthopedics. Bone Transplantation

WE 168	Orthopedics (General or not elsewhere classified)
	Classify works on orthopedics as a profession in WE 21.
WE 170	Amputation
WE 172	Prosthesis. Prosthesis implantation (General)
	Classify catalogs in W 26.
WE 175	Fractures (General). Dislocations. Sprains
WE 180	Bone fractures
	For osteoporotic fractures see WE 250.
WE 182	Open fractures
WE 185	Fracture fixation
WE 190	Bone transplantation. Traction
	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 225	Bone diseases
	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. Classify works on systemic metabolic disorders involving the bones in WD 200-205.5.
WE 251	Osteomyelitis and other infectious diseases
WE 253	Bone and joint tuberculosis
WE 258	Neoplasms. Cysts
	Classify works on neoplasms of specific bones by site.
WE 259	Osteochondritis. Osteochondrosis
	Joint Tissues

WE 300	Joints. Ligaments. Synovial membranes and fluid. Cartilage
	Classify works on specific joints by site.

WE 304	Joint diseases
WE 312	Surgery (including arthrodesis and arthroplasty) (General)
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	Bursae
	Muscles and Tendons

WE 500	Muscles. 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 510	Trigger points
WE 544	Myositis. Fibrositis. Rheumatism
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
	Classify works on neuromuscular diseases of the eye in WW 400-475.
WE 555	Myasthenia gravis
WE 559	Muscular dystrophies

WE 600	Tendons. Tendon sheaths
	Head and Trunk

WE 700	Head and trunk
WE 705	Head. Face
	Cf. WU 101 works for the dentist. Classify works on the jaw in WU; on the temporal bone written for the otolaryngologist in WV 201.
WE 706	Injuries
	Classify works on bone and soft tissue injuries of the face and skull here; classify works which include brain injury at WL 354.
WE 707	Neoplasms (Head and neck)
WE 708	Neck
WE 715	Thorax. Ribs
	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.
	Back
WE 720	Back
WE 725	Spine. Vertebrae
	Cf. Spinal cord WL 400-403; classify works on lumbar and sacral vertebrae in WE 750; on spinal tuberculosis in WE 253.
WE 730	Congenital anomalies (e.g., Spinal dysraphism)
WE 735	Curvatures (e.g., Scoliosis. Kyphosis. Lordosis)
WE 740	Intervertebral discs
WE 750	Lumbosacral region. Sacrococcygeal region. Pelvis
WE 755	Low back pain. Sciatica
	Extremities General Extremities

WE 800	Extremities
	Upper Extremity
WE 805	Upper extremity
WE 810	Shoulder. Upper arm
WE 812	Axilla
WE 820	Elbow. Forearm
WE 830	Wrist. Hand
WE 832	Hand infections
WE 835	Fingers. Toes
	Lower Extremity
WE 850	Lower extremity
	Classify works on varicose veins in WG 620.
WE 855	Hip. Upper leg
WE 860	Hip joint
WE 865	Femur. Thigh
WE 870	Knee. Lower leg
WE 880	Ankle. Foot
	Classify works on toes in WE 835.
WE 883	Deformities (e.g., Clubfoot)
WE 886	Flat feet
	Podiatry

WE 890	Podiatry

Last Updated: Mon Apr 30 11:01:01 EDT 2012

Musculoskeletal System