Radiological Anatomy of the Pelvis and Pelvic Limb of the Greater Cane Rat (Thryonomys swinderianus)

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Caudocranial (a) and mediolateral (b) radiographic views of the right femur of a greater cane rat. 1. Head; 2. neck; 3. major trochanter; 4. intertrochanteric crest; 5. minor trochanter; 6. diaphysis; 7. patella; 8. lateral sesamoid bone of the gastrocnemius muscle; 9. medial sesamoid bone of the gastrocnemius muscle; 10. medial condyle; 11. lateral condyle; 12. intercondylar fossa; 13. tibia; 14. fibula; 15. proximal physis of the tibia; 16. trochanteric fossa; 17. superimposed lateral and medial sesamoid bones of the gastrocnemius muscle (lateral and medial fabellae); 18. superimposed lateral and medial condyles. Os penis (white arrow).