Frequency | Medial Meniscal Tear | Lateral Meniscal Tear | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | Number | Percent % | Torn | Intact | Torn | Intact |
Sex | ||||||
Female | ||||||
Spayed | 232 | 48 | 121 | 111 | 4 | 228 |
Intact | 9 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
Male | ||||||
Castrated | 216 | 45 | 105 | 111 | 4 | 212 |
Intact | 22 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
Breed Group | ||||||
Mixed | 161 | 34 | 94 | 67 | 1 | 160 |
Sporting | 134 | 28 | 80 | 54 | 1 | 133 |
Working | 88 | 18 | 35 | 53 | 2 | 86 |
Herding | 43 | 9 | 19 | 24 | 2 | 41 |
Other (Terrier, Non-Sporting, | 53 | 11 | 16 | 37 | 2 | 51 |
Toy, Hound) | ||||||
Lameness Period (days) | ||||||
Acute (< 30 days) | 262 | 55 | 133 | 129 | 4 | 258 |
Subacute (31–150 days) | 115 | 24 | 56 | 59 | 2 | 113 |
Chronic (> 151 days) | 102 | 21 | 55 | 47 | 2 | 100 |
Side | ||||||
Left | 223 | 47 | 112 | 111 | 3 | 220 |
Right | 255 | 53 | 132 | 123 | 5 | 250 |
Both | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Procedure | ||||||
Arthroscopy | 150 | 31 | 59 | 91 | 6 | 144 |
Arthrotomy | 320 | 67 | 181 | 139 | 2 | 318 |
Both | 9 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
CrCLR | ||||||
Complete | 310 | 65 | 189 | 121 | 5 | 305 |
Partial | 169 | 35 | 55 | 114 | 3 | 166 |
Osteoarthritis Severity | ||||||
None | 163 | 34 | 73 | 90 | 3 | 160 |
Mild | 173 | 36 | 88 | 85 | 3 | 170 |
Moderate | 82 | 17 | 40 | 42 | 1 | 81 |
Severe | 61 | 13 | 43 | 18 | 1 | 60 |