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Medial Collateral Ligament, Knee MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Medial Collateral Ligament, Knee
Tree Number(s)
A02.513.514.162.600
A02.835.583.512.162.600
A10.165.669.514.162.600
Unique ID
D017888
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017888
Annotation
an artic ligament between tibia & femur: do not confuse with PATELLAR LIGAMENT, between patella & tibia
Scope Note
The ligament that travels from the medial epicondyle of the FEMUR to the medial margin and medial surface of the TIBIA. The medial meniscus is attached to its deep surface.
Entry Term(s)
Collateral Ligament, Medial, Knee
Knee Medial Collateral Ligament
Ligamentum Collaterale Tibiale
Medial Ligament of Knee
Tibial Collateral Ligament
Previous Indexing
Ligaments (1966-1993)
Ligaments, Articular (1968-1993)
Public MeSH Note
94
History Note
94
Date Introduced
1994/01/01
Last Updated
2017/06/20
Medial Collateral Ligament, Knee Preferred
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