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Table 5 Morbidity rate of severe osteoarthritic (OA) lesions (grade ≥ 2) in different locations in Groups 1–3.

From: Consequences of hazardous dietary calcium deficiency for fattening bulls

  

OA lesion grade ≥ 2

 

Bone

Site

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Total

P-value

Scapula

cavitas glenoidalis

17.5

..

0

10.1

0.017*

Humerus

caput humeri

2.6

3.1

0

2

0.648

 

medial torchlea

2.6

3.1

0

2

0.648

 

incisura trochlearis

10.5

3.1

0

5.1

0.125

 

medial trochlea (combined)

13.2

6.3

0

7.1

0.112

 

lateral trochlea

2.6

12.5

0

5.1

0.058

Radius

fovea capitis radii

0

45.2

10.3

17.5

< 0.001***

 

incisura trochlearis

8.1

9.7

0

6.2

0.247

Ulna

processus anconeus

2.7

3.2

0

2.1

0.64

 

processus coronoideus

0

6.5

0

2.1

0.114

Femur

caput femur

0

12.9

0

4.1

0.011*

 

trochlea ossis femoris

20.5

45.2

0

22.4

< 0.001***

 

medial condyle of trochlea

2.6

3.2

0

2

0.652

 

lateral condyle of trochlea

5.1

0

3.6

3.1

0.457

Tibia

eminentia intercondylaris

2.6

0

0

1

0.448

 

medial Condyle

0

0

0

0

..

 

lateral Condyle

5.1

3.1

0

3

0.46

Tarsus

talus

28.2

71.9

6.7

35.6

< 0.001***

 

calcaneus

10.3

12.5

6.7

9.9

0.741