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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. 7

Multiple vertebral body osteochondrosis lesions, osteochondrosis dissecans (OCD), cyst, spondylosis, wedging and kyphosis in pig 21. a. There are osteochondrosis lesions (arrows) cranio- and caudo-ventrally in T14, an OCD lesion (arrowhead) cranio-ventrally in T13 and a cyst (open arrow; for non-tangential section, see c.) caudally in T15, all of which are also ventral wedge vertebrae. A smooth, bony spur (open arrowhead) extends from the cranio-ventral aspect of T14 towards the caudo-ventral aspect of T13, interpreted as bone bridge formation/spondylosis. b. The osteochondrosis lesion (arrows) cranially in T14 is multi-lobulated and located to the right of the midline. The mineral opacity (arrowhead) superficial to the lesion is cut tangentially here and in a. and was connected to the parent bone in other planes of section, interpreted as reparative ossification. c. Para-sagittal slice through the centre of the cyst (arrows) caudally in T15. d. There is mild kyphosis centred at the T14-T15 junction (arrow). a-c. Sagittal plane. b. Dorsal plane. d. 3D model, left view

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