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Interosseous Membrane MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Interosseous Membrane
Tree Number(s)
A10.165.560
Unique ID
D000080944
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000080944
Scope Note
A sheet of fibrous connective tissue rich in COLLAGEN often linking two parallel bony structures forming a syndesmosis type joint. It provides longitudinal stability, TENSILE STRENGTH, and weight distribution/transfer and may allow limited movement in syndesmoses.
Previous Indexing
Connective Tissue (1985-2019)
Public MeSH Note
2020
History Note
2020
Date Established
2020/01/01
Date of Entry
2019/07/08
Revision Date
2019/07/01
Interosseous Membrane Preferred
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