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  • Title: Involvement of trauma in the pathogenesis of osteochondritis dissecans in swine.
    Author: Nakano T, Aherne FX.
    Journal: Can J Vet Res; 1988 Jan; 52(1):154-5. PubMed ID: 3349396.
    Abstract:
    Limb joint soundness was examined in 40 pigs loaded into a wooden box cart and 40 control pigs not subjected to loading. On postmortem examination, eight loaded pigs showed osteochondritis dissecans in their medial humeral condyles, suggesting that porcine joints are vulnerable to osteochondral lesions when mechanically overloaded. Prevention of trauma by careful handling of pigs during penning and transportation should help to control joint lesions and lameness.
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