Table 8.
Relationship between any radiographic lesion being noted and the concavity physical exam findings of the mandible of 144 horses.
| Radiologic Examination Outcome (Any Bone Deposition, Bone Thinning, Loss of Bone Homogeneity, or Surrounding Soft Tissue Swelling of the Nasal Bone) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consensus Disease | Disputed by Scorers | No Abnormality Detected | ||||
| Concavity present by palpation | ||||||
| n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| No suspicion | 23 | 71.9% | 13 | 65.0% | 66 | 71.7% |
| Suspicion from 1 of 2 scorers | 3 | 9.4% | 3 | 15.0% | 8 | 8.7% |
| Suspicion by both scorers | 1 | 3.1% | 1 | 5.0% | 5 | 5.4% |
| Confirmed by 1 scorer, no finding by 1 scorer | 1 | 3.1% | 1 | 5.0% | 8 | 8.7% |
| Conformed by 1 scorer, suspected by 1 scorer | 1 | 3.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Confirmed by 2 scorers | 3 | 9.4% | 2 | 10.0% | 5 | 5.4% |
| Concavity present by visual examination only | ||||||
| No suspicion | 26 | 81.3% | 15 | 75.0% | 79 | 85.9% |
| Suspicion from 1 of 2 scorers | 4 | 12.5% | 3 | 15.0% | 7 | 7.6% |
| Suspicion by both scorers | 2 | 6.3% | 2 | 10.0% | 2 | 2.2% |
| Confirmed by 1 scorer, no finding by 1 scorer | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 2.2% |
| Confirmed by 1 scorer, suspected by 1 scorer | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.1% |
| Confirmed by 2 scorers | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.1% |