White-tail Deer Tibia

White-tail Deer vs. Human Tibia

Features:

Human vs. Non-human Comparisons:

Medial malleolus forms a hook at the distal end of the human tibia (red arrow, figure 1)
A notch is formed at the distal end of non-human tibia between the medial malleolus and the cochlea of tibia (red arrow, figure 2)
Proximal articular surface forms a triangle in white-tail deer tibia (figure 3) and an oval in the human tibia (figure 4)
Tibial tuberosity is well-developed in white-tail deer tibias

Figure 1

Figure 2

Figure 3

Figure 4

5-Year Old Child Tibia

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