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Table 3 Distribution of the 875 articular process and rib joint lesions among the 37 pigs

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

Pig

Whole spine

Cervical segment

Lesions

Total: affected vertebrae

Percentage

Total: affected vertebrae

Lesions

Symmetric: asymmetric lesions

One-sided: two-sided lesions

OCa

OCDb

Cyst

Other

1

24

28:13

46.4%

7:2

3

0:3

1:2

1

2

2*

11

28:7

25%

7:0

3

11

30:9

30%

7:3

4

0:4

0:4

4

4

20

28:16

57.1%

7:2

2

0:2

2:0

1

1

5

15

29:9

31%

7:0

6*

29

29:15

51.7%

7:2

3

0:3

1:2

3

7*

8

30:6

20%

7:0

8

14

28:11

39.3%

7:0

9

16

28:12

42.9%

7:5

6

0:6

2:4

4

2

10*

32

29:15

51.7%

7:0

11

10

29:7

24.1%

7:3

4

0:4

2:2

4

12*

13

28:8

28.6%

7:1

1

0:1

1:0

1

0

0

0

13

30

29:14

48.3%

7:3

4

0:4

0:4

4

14

19

27:10

37%

7:3

7

4:3

3:4

6

1

15*

36

29:19

65.5%

7:5

8

4:4

2:6

4

4

16*

21

30:14

46.7%

7:2

4

0:4

2:2

2

2 OAc

17

8

28:6

21.4%

7:1

1

0:1

1:0

1

18*

11

29:6

20.7%

7:1

1

0:1

1:0

1

19

22

29:13

44.8%

7:3

3

0:3

3:0

3

20

18

28:10

35.7%

7:3

5

0:5

3:2

3

2 OA

21

20

28:8

28.6%

7:2

2

0:2

2:0

1

1

22*

36

29:17

58.6%

7:2

4

2:2

4:0

3

1

23*

13

29:9

31%

7:0

24

12

29:7

24.1%

7:2

2

0:2

2:0

2

25*

17

29:12

41.4%

7:3

4

2:2

2:2

4

26*

26

28:16

57.1%

7:3

4

0:4

2:2

3

1

27*

23

29:17

58.6%

7:4

4

0:4

2:2

3

1

28*

44

28:19

67.9%

7:2

5

4:1

3:2

3

2

29*

28

29:16

55.2%

7:4

6

2:4

4:2

6

30*

22

29:11

37.9%

7:2

3

2:1

1:2

3

31

26

28:13

46.4%

7:2

2

0:2

0:2

2

32

35

28:20

71.4%

7:3

4

0:4

4:0

3

1

33*

16

27:8

29.6%

7:0

34

17

29:11

37.9%

7:1

2

2:0

2:0

2

35

30

28:16

57.1%

7:2

2

0:2

0:2

2

36

48

28:20

71.4%

7:5

8

2:6

6:2

6

1

1

37*

94

27:24

88.9%

7:4

6

4:2

2:4

6

SUM

875

1056: 464

1631%

259:80

30.9%

114

28:86

60:54

90

17

3

4

Mean

23.6

28.5: 12.5

44.1%

7:2.2

3.1

24.6%: 75.4%

52.6%: 47.4%

78.9%

14.9%

2.6%

3.6%

Median

20

29:12

42.9%

7:2

3

      

Min

8

27:6

20%

0

0

      

Max

94

29:24

88.9%

5

8

      

1.9 lesions per affected vertebra

1.4 lesions per affected vertebra

Pig

Thoracic segment

Lumbar segment

Total: affected vertebrae

Lesions

Symmetric: asymmetric lesions

One-sided: two-sided: three-sided lesions

OC

OCD

Cyst

Other

Total: affected vertebrae

Lesions

Symmetric: asymmetric lesions

One-sided: two-sided lesions

OC

OCD

Cyst

Other

1

15:6

8

2:6

8:0:0

6

2

6:5

13

12:1

5:8

13

2*

16:4

4

0:4

4:0:0

4

6:3

7

4:3

5:2

4

2

1

3

17:2

2

0:2

2:0:0

2

6:4

5

2:3

3:2

5

4

16:9

9

0:9

9:0:0

3

5

1

5:5

9

6:3

7:2

7

2

5

16:7

11

2:9

9:2:0

6

3

2 stu-mp

6:2

4

4:0

4:0

3

1

6*

16:7

11

4:7

11:0:0

7

3

1

6:6

15

10:5

5:10

15

7*

17:1

2

2:0

2:0:0

2

6:5

6

2:4

4:2

5

1

8

15:8

10

2:8

4:6:0

1

9

6:3

4

0:4

4:0

3

1

9

15:6

8

2:6

8:0:0

8

6:1

2

0:2

2:0

1

1

10*

16:9

14

2:12

10:4:0

12

1

1

6:6

18

12:6

6:12

12

6

11

16:2

2

0:2

2:0:0

2

6:2

4

0:4

2:2

3

1

12*

15:3

4

0:4

4:0:0

1

2

1

6:4

8

8:0

8:0

6

2

13

16:5

7

0:7

5:2:0

5

2

6:6

19

16:3

7:12

14

5

14

15:2

2

0:2

2:0:0

2

5:5

10

8:2

10:0

9

1

15*

16:8

9

0:9

9:0:0

5

3

1

6:6

19

14:5

5:14

14

1

4

16*

17:6

7

0:7

5:2:0

5

2

6:6

10

6:4

10:0

8

2

17

15:3

4

0:4

2:2:0

1

2

1

6:2

3

0:3

3:0

1

2

18*

16:3

3

0:3

3:0:0

2

1

6:2

7

4:3

5:2

3

3

1

19

16:4

5

2:3

5:0:0

3

2

6:6

14

10:4

8:6

13

1

20

15:2

2

0:2

2:0:0

2

6:5

11

6:5

5:6

8

3

21

15:0

6:6

18

14:4

6:12

6

11

1

22*

17:10

16

8:8

12:4:0

6

7

3

5:5

16

12:4

2:14

11

3

2

23*

16:7

9

4:5

9:0:0

3

3

3

6:2

4

2:2

2:2

2

1

1

24

16:1

1

0:1

1:0:0

1

6:4

9

6:3

5:4

4

2

1

2 OA

25*

16:4

4

0:4

4:0:0

2

1

1

6:5

9

4:5

3:6

7

2

26*

15:7

8

0:8

6:2:0

4

3

1

6:6

14

4:10

2:12

5

9

27*

16:7

9

0:9

7:2:0

5

3

1

6:6

10

6:4

8:2

10

28*

15:11

20

8:12

8:12:0

10

9

1

6:6

19

18:1

5:14

7

8

4

29*

16:7

10

0:10

5:2:3

9

1

6:5

12

8:4

4:8

7

5

30*

16:4

5

2:3

5:0:0

4

1

6:5

14

10:4

10:4

3

6

5

31

15:5

6

0:6

6:0:0

4

1

1

6:6

18

12:6

6:12

7

11

32

15:12

18

4:14

5:10:3

12

4

2

6:5

13

10:3

3:10

5

6

2

33*

14:4

4

0:4

2:2:0

1

2

1

6:4

12

10:2

6:6

10

2

34

16:4

4

0:4

2:2:0

4

6:6

11

4:7

3:8

9

2

35

16:11

23

8:15

10:10:3

15

1

2

5 Miscd

5:3

5

2:3

3:2

5

36

15:10

27

8:19

4:8:15

20

7

6:5

13

6:7

5:8

7

5

1

37*

14:14

73

42:31

17:56:0

62

10

1

0

6:6

15

10:5

7:8

11

3

1

SUM

579:215

37.1%

361

102:259

209:128:24

236

91

27

7

218:169

77.5%

400

262:138

188: 212

263

107

28

2

Mean

15.6:5.8

9.8

28.3%:71.7%

57.9%: 35.5%: 6.6%

65.4%

25.2%

7.5%

1.9%

5.9:4.6

10.8

65.5%: 34.5%

47%: 53%

65.8%

26.8%

7%

0.4%

Median

16:6

7

      

6:5

11

      

Min

14:0

0

      

5:1

2

      

Max

17:14

73

      

6:6

19

      

1.7 lesions per affected vertebra

2.4 lesions per affected vertebra

  1. One-sided: 457 lesions/articulations. Two-sided: 394 lesions/197 articulations. Three-sided: 24 lesions/8 articulations. Total: 875 lesions/662 articulations
  2. *Pigs that received medical treatments are labelled with an asterisk
  3. aOC Osteochondrosis
  4. bOCD Osteochondrosis dissecans
  5. cOA Osteoarthritis
  6. dMisc Miscellaneous