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Collateral Ligaments

A number of ligaments on either side of, and serving as a radius of movement of, a joint having a hingelike movement. They occur at the elbow, knee, wrist, metacarpo- and metatarsophalangeal, proximal interphalangeal, and distal interphalangeal joints of the hands and feet. (Stedman, 25th ed)

Year introduced: 1994

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Tree Number(s): A02.513.514.162, A02.835.583.512.162, A10.165.669.514.162

MeSH Unique ID: D017885

Entry Terms:

  • Ligaments, Collateral
  • Collateral Ligament
  • Ligament, Collateral
  • Lateral Ligaments
  • Lateral Ligament
  • Ligament, Lateral
  • Ligaments, Lateral

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