"Collateral Ligaments" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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)
| Descriptor ID |
D017885
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A02.513.514.162 A02.835.583.512.162 A10.165.669.514.162
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| Concept/Terms |
Collateral Ligaments- Collateral Ligaments
- Ligaments, Collateral
- Collateral Ligament
- Ligament, Collateral
Lateral Ligaments- Lateral Ligaments
- Lateral Ligament
- Ligament, Lateral
- Ligaments, Lateral
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Collateral Ligaments" by people in Profiles.
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Moneyball. Am J Sports Med. 2014 Mar; 42(3):533-5.
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Analysis of pitching velocity in major league baseball players before and after ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction. Am J Sports Med. 2014 Apr; 42(4):880-5.
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New and improved medical test costs just one cent: commentary on an article by Kathleen E. McKeon, MD, et al.: "Ulnar collateral ligament injuries of the thumb. Phalangeal translation during valgus stress in human cadavera". J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2013 May 15; 95(10):e73.
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MR imaging of the elbow in the injured athlete. Radiol Clin North Am. 2013 Mar; 51(2):195-213.
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Dancing on the ceiling. Am J Sports Med. 2010 Aug; 38(8):1531-2.
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Clinical follow-up of professional baseball players undergoing ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction using the new Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic overhead athlete shoulder and elbow score (KJOC Score). Am J Sports Med. 2010 Aug; 38(8):1558-63.
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Ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction in elite throwing athletes. Arthroscopy. 2006 Nov; 22(11):1187-91.
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What is normal? Am J Sports Med. 2004 Oct-Nov; 32(7):1601.
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Effects of reconstructed radial collateral ligament on index finger mechanics. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2000 Oct; (379):270-82.
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The effects of transection and reconstruction of the ulnar collateral ligament complex on the position of the proximal phalanx of the thumb during simulated tip pinch. J Hand Surg Am. 2000 Mar; 25(2):313-21.