Table 4 Distribution of the 875 articular process and rib joint lesions among the 30 articulation levels summary. The raw data for this table are in Supplemental Table 2
Segment | Articulation levels | Lesions | Left: right side of the pig | Mean lesions per articulation level | Minimum | Maximum | Median lesions | Cranial side only | Rib side only | Caudal side only | Multiple sides |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cervical | 7 | 114 | 58:56 50.9%:49.1% | 16.3 | 7 Atlanto-occipital joint | 26 C3–4 | 17 | 26 22.8% | – | 34 29.8% | 54 47.4% |
Thoracic | 16 | 361a | 161:200 44.6%:55.4% | 22.6 | 11 T6–7 | 37 T3–4 | 23.5 | 148 41% | 30 8.3% | 31 8.6% | 152 42.1% |
Lumbar | 7 | 400 | 194:206 48.5%:51.5% | 57.1 | 24 L6-S1 | 73 L2–3 | 57 | 158 39.5% | – | 30 7.5% | 212 53% |
Whole spine | 30 | 875 | 413:462 47.2%:52.8% | 29.2 | 7 | 73 | 25 | 332 37.9% | 30 3.4% | 95 10.8% | 418 47.8% |