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The stifle joint angle, patellar ligament length, patellar length, size of the femoral condyle, trochlear length, and trochlear angle were measured and included in multiple linear regression analyses to ascertain their effects on the proximodistal patellar position. Radiographs were divided into MPL and control groups. The effects of MPL on the proximodistal patellar position and morphological factors were also examined.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n The final model for the proximodistal patellar position revealed that the patella became distal as the ratio of the patellar ligament length to patellar length decreased, the trochlear angle relative to the femur increased, the trochlear length relative to the patellar length increased, or the trochlear length relative to the femoral condyle width decreased. The proximodistal patellar position in the MPL group was not significantly different from that in the control group despite the trend towards a distally positioned patella (p = 0.073). The MPL group showed a significantly shorter trochlea (p<0.001) and greater trochlear angle relative to the femur (p = 0.029) than the control group.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n The proximodistal patellar position depends on multiple factors, and its determination based on PLL\/PL alone may not be appropriate. Dogs with MPL did not have a proximally positioned patella compared with dogs without MPL. 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