Table 2.

Muscle moment arms (MAs): maximum, minimum and mid-stance MAs for the cheetah and maximum MAs for the greyhound (Williams, 2008)

		Cheetah						Greyhound
Joint	Muscle	Max. MA		Min. MA		Mid-stance MA		Max. MA
Hip	Biceps femoris	16.7	2.5	2.4	0.6	7.1	1.2	2.9
Hip	Rectus femoris	4.7	0.2	4.7	0.2	4.7	0.2	2.4
Hip	Semimembranosus	19.4	3.3	5.0	0.9	9.7	1.6	6
Hip	Semitendinosus	18.1	1.5	5.4	1.3	9.6	0.5	10.8
Hip	Tensor fascia latae	12.5	1.9	5.5	1.2	7.8	1.3	13.6
Stifle	Biceps femoris	1.2	0.2	1.2	0.2	1.2	0.2	0.4
Stifle	Gastrocnemius	4.6	0.2	4.6	0.2	4.6	0.2	1.6
Stifle	Rectus femoris	3.3	0.6	3.3	0.6	3.3	0.6	2.4
Stifle	Semimembranosus	1.6	0.2	1.6	0.2	1.6	0.2	0.8
Stifle	Semitendinosus	10.9	0.9	3.6	0.7	8.5	0.3	9.1
Stifle	Tensor fascia latae	3.1	0.5	3.1	0.5	3.1	0.5	1.3
Stifle	Vastus lateralis	2.7	0.2	2.7	0.2	2.7	0.2	3.1
Tarsus	Gastrocnemius	7.7	0.2	7.7	0.2	7.7	0.1	3.1
Tarsus	Peroneus longus	1.1	0.3	1.1	0.3	1.1	0.1
Tarsus	Tibialis caudalis	0.4	0.5	0.4	0.5	0.4	0.2
Tarsus	Tibialis cranialis	3.6	0.2	3.6	0.2	3.6	0.1	2.2

Values are means (bold) and SD (italics).