Ekman, Stina
- Department of Animal Biosciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
- Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Abstract
Osteochondrosis is a common and clinically important joint disorder that occurs in human beings and in multiple animals species, most commonly pigs, horses and dogs. This disorder is defined as a focal disturbance of enchondral ossification and is regarded as having a multifactorial etiology, with n single factor accounting for all aspects of the disease. The most comonly cited etiologic factors are heredity, rapid growth, anatomic conformation, trauma, and dietary imbalances, however, only heredity and anatomic conformation are well supported by the scientific literature
Keywords
Animals; classification; etiology; humans; nomenclature; OCD; osteochondrosis; pathogenesis
Published in
Veterinary Pathology
2007, volume: 44, pages: 429-448
SLU Authors
UKÄ Subject classification
Animal and Dairy Science
Veterinary Science
Publication identifier
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1354/vp.44-4-429
Permanent link to this page (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/15796