Table 3

Control horses


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

Age: age at necropsy; ND: not done; legs: SDFT, DDFT and SL; cor: coronary artery; PA: pulmonary artery; nuchal: nuchal ligament

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

Halper et al. BMC Veterinary Research 2006 2:12   doi:10.1186/1746-6148-2-12