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From: Osteochondrosis and other lesions in all intervertebral, articular process and rib joints from occiput to sacrum in pigs with poor back conformation, and relationship to juvenile kyphosis

Fig. 3

Articular process and rib joint osteochondrosis, osteochondrosis dissecans (OCD), cyst and osteoarthritis. a. Pig 20. There is a multi-focal, sharply demarcated, uniformly hypodense defect (dashed lines) categorised as a multi-lobulated osteochondrosis lesion in the right caudal articular process of C7. b. Pig 22. There is a mineral hyperdense body (arrow) categorised as an OCD lesion in the joint between the caudal costal facet of T3 and the head of the fourth rib on the left side. c. Pig 24. There is a roughly spherical defect (arrow) categorised as a cyst in the left caudal articular process of L2. d-e. Pig 24. The joint space is irregular, and there is subchondral bone sclerosis (arrows) and periarticular osteophytes (arrowheads) categorised as osteoarthritis of the left articular process joint of L3-L4. a-b. Transverse plane. c-d. Dorsal plane. e. 3D model, left and slightly left-dorsal-to-right-ventral oblique view

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