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Table 3 Control horses

From: Degenerative suspensory ligament desmitis as a systemic disorder characterized by proteoglycan accumulation

 

age, sex, breed

onset of symptoms

clinical

family affected

legs

patella

heart

PA

aorta

eyes

other tissues

ultrasound

1

young, F, quarter

NA

healthy

no

2 fibr. tendons, mild

ND

-

ND

-

ND

ND

ND

2

5 mo, M, Percheron

NA

healthy

no

foci in 4 legs

ND

-

ND

-

-

nuchal+

ND

3

6 y, F, quarter

NA

Cushing

no

fibrosis in four, mild

-

-

ND

-

-

lung +

ND

4

8 y, F, quarter

NA

healthy

no

foci in 4 legs

-

-

ND

-

-

-

ND

5

8 y, M, Tennessee walking

NA

slight fever

no

fibrosis in four, mild

-

-

ND

-

-

nuchal+

ND

6

9 y, F, Arab

NA

healthy

no

foci in 4 legs

-

-

ND

-

-

nuchal+

ND

7

9 y, F, Per Paso

NA

healthy

no

four, mild

+

cor +

ND

-

-

nuchal, lung +

ND

8

10 y, M, pony

NA

healthy

no

foci in 4 legs

-

cor +

ND

-

-

nuchal, lung +

ND

  1. Age: age at necropsy; ND: not done; legs: SDFT, DDFT and SL; cor: coronary artery; PA: pulmonary artery; nuchal: nuchal ligament
  2. Mild, mod (moderate), severe: describes the average severity of pathology in examined leg tendons and ligaments; +: accumulation of proteoglycans in other tissues; -: no proteoglycan accumulation