Medial collateral ligament
Ligament on the inner side of the knee joint / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The medial collateral ligament (MCL), also called the superficial medial collateral ligament (sMCL) or tibial collateral ligament (TCL),[1] is one of the major ligaments of the knee. It is on the medial (inner) side of the knee joint and occurs in humans and other primates. Its primary function is to resist valgus (inward bending) forces on the knee.
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Medial collateral ligament | |
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Details | |
From | medial epicondyle of the femur |
To | medial condyle of tibia |
Identifiers | |
Latin | ligamentum collaterale tibiale |
MeSH | D017888 |
TA98 | A03.6.08.012 |
TA2 | 1896 |
FMA | 44600 |
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