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Table 2 Summary data of the frequency of all categorical variables of dogs presenting to the University of Tennessee from 2011–2017 for cranial cruciate ligament disease stabilization.

From: Associations between meniscal tears and various degrees of osteoarthritis among dogs undergoing TPLO for cranial cruciate ligament rupture

 

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