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From: Canine ACL rupture: a spontaneous large animal model of human ACL rupture

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Anatomical features of the dog and human knee. A, B The right knee of a dog. C, D The right knee of a human. Anatomic features including an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), posterior cruciate ligament (PCL), infrapatellar fat pad (IFP), lateral and medial femoral condyles (MFC) and lateral and medial menisci are similar. An important difference between the dog and human knee is the lack of an anterolateral ligament (ALL) in the dog. A Medial femoral pouch (**). In B, the view laterally was improved by transecting the long digital extensor (LDE) tendon

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