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As for the strain ratio between infrapatellar fat pad\/cranial cruciate ligament, the means were 1.1\u2009\u00b1\u20090.36 in the right pelvic limbs and 1.1\u2009\u00b1\u20090.52 in the left pelvic limbs for group HA and 2.7\u2009\u00b1\u20091.2 in the right pelvic limbs and 2.6\u2009\u00b1\u20090.96 in the left pelvic limbs for group DA. The ratio in group DA increased, showing statistical significance in the mean comparison, thus indicating higher stiffness in the patellar ligament and CCL of diseased animals. The main B-mode ultrasound findings in the DA group include suprapatellar recess effusion, osteophyte proliferation, and meniscal alterations. Seven dogs had increased echogenicity in the vastus medialis muscle, which was associated with higher elasticity but potentially related to alterations, such as necrosis and inflammation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>The increased cruciate ligament stiffness suggests its application as an early indicator of degenerative alterations.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1055\/a-2743-4118","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,28]],"date-time":"2025-11-28T00:49:40Z","timestamp":1764290980000},"page":"234-240","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Strain Elastography and B-Mode Ultrasound of the Quadriceps Femoral Muscle and the Femoro\u2013Tibio\u2013Patellar Joint of Healthy Dogs and Dogs with Cranial Cruciate Ligament Rupture"],"prefix":"10.1055","volume":"39","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9652-5519","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Wanessa Patr\u00edcia Rodrigues","family":"da 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