Table 4.
Estimated least squares means by group and sex for elbow joint lesions
| Location | Lesion | Group | Sex | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free-range | Confined | Sign. | Gilt | Castrate | Sign. | ||
| Humeral condyle medial aspect | OC 1–5 | 0.55 | 0.36 | n.s. | 0.37 | 0.54 | n.s. |
| OC 3–5 | 0.32 | 0.12 | ** | 0.16 | 0.24 | n.s. | |
| OCD | 0.11 | 0.05 | n.s. | 0.05 | 0.11 | n.s. | |
| Humeral condyle lateral aspect | OC 1–5 | 0.31 | 0.28 | n.s. | 0.41 | 0.21 | * |
| OC 3–5 | 0.02 | 0.04 | n.s. | 0.07 | 0.02 | n.s. | |
| OCD | 0.00 | 0.00 | n.s. | 0.00 | 0.00 | n.s. | |
| All locations | OC 1–5 | 0.69 | 0.50 | * | 0.63 | 0.58 | n.s. |
| OC 3–5 | 0.33 | 0.16 | * | 0.21 | 0.25 | n.s. | |
| Synovium | Synovitis | 0.15 | 0.04 | n.s. | 0.06 | 0.10 | n.s. |
| All locations | Any lesion | 0.68 | 0.52 | n.s. | 0.65 | 0.56 | n.s. |
Measures of prevalence (score 1–5) and severity (score 3–5) of osteochondrosis (OC) and prevalence of osteochondrosis dissecans (OCD), synovitis, and any lesion (OC + all other lesions in the joint). Significant (Sign.) differences between groups and sex are indicated by asterisks *p ≤ 0.05; **p ≤ 0.01; n.s.; non-significant.