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We hypothesised that age, body mass, previous use and anatomical variations may be correlated with the presence and\/or severity of APBCs.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Study design<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Descriptive cadaver study.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Lumbosacroiliac specimens were obtained from 51 horses that died or were euthanised for reasons other than the study and underwent US and CT examinations post\u2010mortem.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Forty\u2010two specimens were analysed. The most prevalent lumbosacral disc morphology was type 2 (21\/42), and protrusions were found in 15\/42 specimens. Abnormal echogenicity of the L5\u2010L6 and lumbosacral discs was detected in 11\/42 and 30\/42 specimens, respectively. Abnormalities in the size of the L5\u2010L6 disc were found in 10\/42 specimens and correlated with promontorium localisation (Cram\u00e9r's V coefficient [\n                      <jats:italic>V<\/jats:italic>\n                      ]\u2009=\u20090.42) and lumbosacral disc morphology (type 1:\n                      <jats:italic>V<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.41; type 5:\n                      <jats:italic>V<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.69). The most prevalent orientation of the L6 spinous process (SP) was convergent (24\/42). The promontoria were mostly located between L6 and S1 (36\/42). Lumbosacral spondylosis was detected in 24\/42 specimens and spondylolisthesis in one. Age was associated with the severity of APBCs in the sacroiliac joints, lumbosacral intertransverse joints, articular process joints, spondylosis and L6 or S1 bone plate irregularities. Lumbosacral spondylosis or L6\n                      <jats:italic>extremitas caudalis<\/jats:italic>\n                      irregularity was associated with lumbosacral angulation, variability in the size of the L5\u2010L6 disc and localisation of the promontorium, L6 SP orientation and L6\n                      <jats:italic>extremitas caudalis<\/jats:italic>\n                      irregularity with abnormal echogenicity of the LS disc.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Main limitations<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Lack of information on clinical signs.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>High variability and prevalence of the anatomical variations and APBCs in the lumbosacroiliac region were observed, and correlations between some anatomical variations and APBCs and between APBCs and age were reported.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/evj.14033","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,12,9]],"date-time":"2023-12-09T01:34:47Z","timestamp":1702085687000},"page":"1019-1030","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Post\u2010mortem ultrasonographic and computed tomographic features of the anatomical variations and acquired pathological bony changes of the lumbosacroiliac region in a mixed population of horses"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"56","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9234-3478","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Nicola","family":"Scilimati","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Department of Veterinary Medicine University of Perugia  Perugia 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