Table 3

Correlation (r) between joint lesions within the elbow joint.




Humerus


Radius
Ulna



Medial condyle
Lateral condyle
Fovea capitis
Incisura trochlearis
Processus anconeus



Ulceration
Repair
Erosion
Erosion
Erosion
Osteophyt



L
R
L
R
L
R
L
R
L
R
L
R

Humerus
Medial condyle
Erosion
0.31*
0.13
0.18
0.23
0.01
0.17
0.22
-0.02
0.13
-0.07
0.25
0.23


Ulceration


-0.08
0.29*
0.12
-0.01
0.05
0.17
0.10
-0.09
0.17
-0.12


Repair




-0.14
0.07
0.05
0.16
0.26
0.05
0.09
-0.03

Lateral condyle
Erosion






-0.01
0.18
0.27*
0.53***
0.27*
0.50***
Radius
Fovea capitis
Erosion








0.44***
0.44***
0.14
0.10
Ulna
Incisura trochlearis
Erosion










0.40**
0.19

No. of sows = 60. L = left side; R = right side. Levels of significance: * P ≤ 0.05; ** P ≤ 0.01; ***P ≤ 0.001.

Kirk et al. Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2008 50:5   doi:10.1186/1751-0147-50-5