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. 2015 Feb 9;77(5):571–578. doi: 10.1292/jvms.14-0534

Table 2. Bone measurements used in the analysis.

Abbreviation Measurement definitions
FL* Maximum length of the femur from the upper rim of the femoral head to the medial condyle parallel to the shaft.
FGT* Mediolateral breadth from the femoral head to the greater trochanter.
FAPD Anteroposterior diameter in the mid-shaft of the femur.
FMLD Mediolateral diameter in the mid-shaft of the femur.
FEB* Biepicondylar breadth of the femur.
TL* Length of the tibia from the anterior rim of the medial condyle to the anterior rim of the talar trochlear articulation parallel to the shaft.
TSL* Length from the anterior rim of the medial condyle to the distal extension of the tibial tuberosity (spine) parallel to the shaft.
TAPD Anteroposterior diameter the mid-shaft of the tibia.
TMLD Mediolateral diameter the mid-shaft of the tibia.
PL* Maximum length of the pelvis from the posterior end of the ischium to the anterior end of the iliac wing.
IL* Length from anterior rim of acetabulum to distal end of iliac wing.

The bone measurements are illustrated in Fig. 1. We referred to Samuels et al. (2013) [29] for these measurements, except for FGT, PL and IL. Asterisks indicate the measurements used in the principal component analysis.