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Table 3 Frequency and severity of TMJ-OA lesions in the age classes juvenile/subadult and adult

From: Osteoarthritis of the temporomandibular joint in the Eastern Atlantic harbour seal (Phoca vitulina vitulina) from the German North Sea: a study of the lesions seen in dry bone

 

maxTMJ-OA

sumTMJ-OA

Stage

Juvenile/Subadult

Adult

Juvenile/Subadult

Adult

Normal

687 (75.5%)

137 (15.6%)

687 (75.5%)

137 (15.6%)

Mild

179 (19.7%)

398 (45.4%)

200 (22.0%)

444 (50.6%)

Moderate

28 (3.1%)

273 (31.1%)

21 (2.3%)

251 (28.6%)

Severe

16 (1.8%)

69 (7.9%)

2 (0.2%)

45 (5.1%)

Total

910 (100%)

877 (100%)

910 (100%)

877 (100%)