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Lateral Ligament, Ankle MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Lateral Ligament, Ankle
Tree Number(s)
A02.513.514.162.500
A02.835.583.512.162.500
A10.165.669.514.162.500
Unique ID
D017844
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017844
Scope Note
LATERAL LIGAMENTS of the ANKLE JOINT. It includes inferior tibiofibular ligaments.
Entry Term(s)
Ankle Lateral Ligament
Anterior Inferior Tibiofibular Ligament
Calcaneofibular Ligament
External Lateral Ligament
Internal Lateral Ankle Ligament
Lateral Collateral Ligament
Ligamentum Laterale Articulationis Talocruralis
Posterior Inferior Tibiofibular Ligament
Posterior Talofibular Ligament
Previous Indexing
Ligaments (1966-1993)
Ligaments, Articular (1966-1993)
Public MeSH Note
94
History Note
94
Date Introduced
1994/01/01
Last Updated
2017/06/20
Lateral Ligament, Ankle Preferred
Internal Lateral Ankle Ligament Narrower
Anterior Inferior Tibiofibular Ligament Narrower
Posterior Inferior Tibiofibular Ligament Narrower
External Lateral Ligament Narrower
Calcaneofibular Ligament Narrower
Posterior Talofibular Ligament Narrower
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