collateral ligament

collocation in English

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collateral
adjective
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/kəˈlæt.ər.əl/us
/kəˈlæt̬.ɚ.əl/
connected but less important, or of the same family although not ...
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ligament
noun[C]
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/ˈlɪɡ.ə.mənt/us
/ˈlɪɡ.ə.mənt/
any of the strong fibres (= strips of tissue) in the body that connect bones together, limiting movements in joints (= places where two bones are connected) and supporting muscles and ...
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(Definition ofcollateralandligamentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The lateral surface is narrow and gives attachment to the radialcollateralligament.
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The tendon of the brachioradialis attaches at its base, and the radialcollateralligamentof the wrist attaches at its apex.
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Finally, the lateralcollateralligamentand the medialcollateralligamentstabilize the patella on either side.
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The medial epicondyle is a large convex eminence to which the tibialcollateralligamentof the knee-joint is attached.
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In humans, the distal part of the tendon detaches and becomes the medialcollateralligamentof the knee.
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By detaching the radialcollateralligamentfrom distal to proximal, a periosteal sleeve can be preserved.
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Medialcollateralligamentlabeled at center right.
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It is believed he tore both his anterior cruciate ligament and medialcollateralligament.
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It is fused with the tibialcollateralligamentwhich makes it far less mobile than the lateral meniscus.
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However, he returned home before the games started due to a partially torn ulnarcollateralligamentin his right elbow.
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His 2010 season was cut short due to injury to his medialcollateralligament, which required surgery.
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In the 2007 offseason, he tore his medialcollateralligamentin his left knee.
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The ulnarcollateralligamentdistributes over fifty percent of the medial support of the elbow.
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Damage to the ulnarcollateralligamentis common among baseball pitchers and javelin throwers because the throwing motion is similar.
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When the duplicated proximal phalanx articulates with a common, broad metacarpal head, the ulnarcollateralligamentmust be considered.
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The medial meniscus also has firm attachments laterally to the "intercondylar area of the tibia" and medially to the tibialcollateralligament.
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She tore her anterior cruciate ligament and medialcollateralligamentin her right knee, with a tibial plateau fracture.
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Gridiron football, racquet sports, ice hockey and water polo players have also been treated for damage to the ulnarcollateralligament.
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He played only three seasons in a reserve role, until suffering a torn medialcollateralligamentin his left knee, during the 1977 training camp.
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