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Fig. 2. A right lateral view of a cheetah showing joint locations and conventions
for measuring angles of the joints (A) and the long bones relative to vertical
(B). The image is near midstance of the right forelimb and late stance of the
right hindlimb. From proximal to distal, joint angles were labeled as follows:
elbow, wrist, metacarpal–phalange (MCP) for the forelimb and knee,
ankle, and metatarsal–phalange (MTP) for the hindlimb. From proximal to
distal, the names of the angles relative to vertical (B) are humerus, radius
and metacarpals for the forelimb, and femur, tibia and metatarsals for the
hindlimb. The angles relative to vertical (B) were positive when the distal
portion of a limb segment was anterior to its proximal portion and negative
when the distal portion of a limb segment was posterior to its proximal
portion.
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