Medial collateral ligament

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Medial collateral ligament
Right knee anatomy. The medial collateral ligament is wide and flat, found on the medial side of the joint. Proximally, it attaches to the medial epicondyle of the femur, distally it attaches to the medial condyle of the tibia.
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
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

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.