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Table 3 Number and percentage of horses, with specific OC(D) in different joints, obtained from pre-purchase radiographs of 1,231 Dutch Warmblood horses.

From: Incidence of osteochondrosis (dissecans) in Dutch warmblood horses presented for pre-purchase examination

Horses OC(D), (%) n = 1,231

Horses with OCD

Horses with OC

Total number of horses with OC(D)

Joints

   

Tarsocrural (TC)

167 (13.6%)

30 (2.4%)

197 (16%)

Bilateral TC

27 (2.2%)

53 (4.3%)

80 (6.5%)

Distal intermediate ridge tibia (DIRT) TC

118 (9.6%)

-

118 (9.6%)

Bilateral DIRT TC

53 (4.3%)

-

53 (4.3%)

Medial malleolus TC

11 (0.9%)

-

11 (0.9%)

Medial trochlear ridge TC

25 (1.9%)

12(1%)

37 (2.9%)

Lateral trochlear ridge TC

13 (1.1%)

18 (1.4%)

31 (2.5%)

Femoropatellar (FP)

121 (6.8%)

37 (3%)

158 (9.8%)

Bilateral FP

10 (0.8%)

29 (2.4%)

39 (3.2%)

Lateral trochlear ridge of femur FP

53 (4.3%)

23 (1.9%)

76 (6.2%)

Patella FP

38 (3.1%)

7 (0.6%)

45 (3.7%)

Medial trochlear ridge FP

27 (2%)

4 (0.3%)

31 (2.3%)

Trochlear groove FP

13 (1%)

3 (0.2%)

16 (1.2%)

Metacarpophalangeal (MCP)

49(4%)

26(2.1)

75(6.1%)

Bilateral MCP

12 (1%)

12 (1%)

24 (2%)

Dorsal margin P1 MCP

31 (2.5%)

15 (1.2%)

46 (3.7%)

Palmar margin P1 MCP

5 (0.4%)

-

5 (0.4%)

Dorsal sagittal ridge MCP

13 (1.1%)

11 (0.9%)

24 (2%)

Metatarsophalangeal (MTP)

96 (7.9%)

9 (0.7%)

105 (8.6%)

Bilateral MTP

88 (7.2%)

9 (0.7%)

97 (7.9%)

Dorsal margin P1 MTP

45 (3.7%)

8 (0.6%)

53 (4.3%)

Plantar margin P1 MTP

39 (3.2%)

-

39 (3.2%)

Dorsal sagittal ridge MTP

12 (1%)

1 (0.1%)

13 (1.1%)

Proximal interphalangeal (PIP)

5 (0.4%)

-

5 (0.4%)

Distal interphalangeal (DIP)

16 (1.3%)

-

16 (1.3%)

Bilateral DIP

5 (0.4%)

-

5 (0.4%)

Total

443 (36%)

102 (8.3%)

545 (44.3%)