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==Introduction==
==Introduction==
[[Image:Pig elbow osteochondrosis.jpg|right|thumb|200px|<small><center>Osteochondrosis in pig elbow (Image sourced from Bristol Biomed Image Archive with permission)</center></small>]]
[[Image:Pig elbow osteochondrosis.jpg|right|thumb|200px|<small><center>Osteochondrosis in pig elbow (Image sourced from Bristol Biomed Image Archive with permission)</center></small>]]
'''excessive nutrition, rapid growth, trauma, mineral imbalance and a hereditary component'''.
'''excessive nutrition, rapid growth, trauma, mineral imbalance and a hereditary component'''.
In dogs, '''ununited anconeal process and fragmented coronoid process''' may be related conditions, linked to separation of the epiphysis from the metaphysis likely due to osteochondrosis which predisposes the growth plate to failure following trauma.
In dogs, '''[[Elbow Dysplasia|ununited anconeal process and fragmented coronoid process]]''' may be related conditions, linked to separation of the epiphysis from the metaphysis likely due to osteochondrosis which predisposes the growth plate to failure following trauma.
==Osteochondrosis dissecans (OCD)==
==Osteochondrosis dissecans (OCD)==
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[[Category:Musculoskeletal Diseases - Pig]]
[[Category:Musculoskeletal Diseases - Pig]]
[[Category:Expert Review]]
[[Category:Expert Review]]