Table 3 Proportion of defects undergoing spontaneous radiographic resolution for all joints and some regions, per interval
Joint | Percentage of defects that resolved per joint (445/795) | Region | Percentage of defects that resolved per region | Present at 1stinterval | 2ndinterval, resolve/develop | 3rdinterval, resolve/develop | 4thinterval, resolve/develop | 5thinterval, resolve/develop | 6thinterval, resolve/develop | 7thinterval, resolve/develop | 8thinterval, resolve/develop |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shoulder | 56% (47/84) | (not shown) | 38 | 9/16 | 9/10 | 9/4 | 8/6 | 5/4 | 6/3 | 1/3 | |
Elbow | 69% (76/110) | 65 | 17/11 | 20/5 | 19/9 | 9/7 | 6/3 | 2/8 | 3/2 | ||
Medial humeral condyle | 70% (40/57) | 37 | 12/6 | 3/3 | 12/4 | 7/2 | 4/1 | 2/3 | 0/1 | ||
Lateral humeral condyle | 64% (25/39) | 21 | 4/1 | 10/2 | 5/3 | 1/5 | 2/2 | 0/4 | 3/1 | ||
Proximal radius | 79% (11/14) | 7 | 1/4 | 7/0 | 2/2 | 1/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | ||
Carpus | 56% (53/94) | (not applicable) | 19 | 8/11 | 13/19 | 9/12 | 7/11 | 7/17 | 5/2 | 4/3 | |
Hip | 64% (23/36) | (not shown) | 11 | 4/5 | 5/6 | 2/5 | 7/2 | 2/5 | 1/0 | 2/2 | |
Stifle | 51% (165 /321) | 72 | 20/36 | 21/43 | 29/47 | 25/36 | 21/53 | 27/26 | 22/7 | ||
Medial femoral condyle | 48% (73/151) | 34 | 7/15 | 12/19 | 10/30 | 12/16 | 11/26 | 11/10 | 10/1 | ||
Lateral femoral condyle | 56% (38/68) | 13 | 5/8 | 5/12 | 5/9 | 5/8 | 6/12 | 7/5 | 5/1 | ||
Femoral medial trochlear ridge | 35% (14/40)* | 6 | 5/3 | 1/4 | 3/4 | 1/7 | 0/8 | 2/6 | 2/2 | ||
Femoral lateral trochlear ridge | 63% (29/46)* | 16 | 3/9 | 2/6 | 8/2 | 5/1 | 2/5 | 4/4 | 5/3 | ||
Patella | 69% (11/16) | 3 | 0/1 | 0/2 | 3/3 | 2/4 | 3/2 | 3/1 | 0/0 | ||
Tarsus | 54% (81/150) | 48 | 15/17 | 18/19 | 15/25 | 10/10 | 9/13 | 7/13 | 7/5 | ||
Distal tibia | 43% (22/51) | 12 | 2/6 | 8/7 | 3/7 | 4/5 | 2/5 | 0/5 | 3/4 | ||
Talar medial trochlear ridge | 63% (34/54) | 21 | 7/6 | 5/7 | 7/9 | 4/3 | 6/3 | 2/5 | 3/0 | ||
Talar lateral trochlear ridge | 56% (25/45) | 15 | 6/5 | 5/5 | 5/9 | 2/2 | 1/5 | 5/3 | 1/1 |