Table 3 Previous diagnoses by organ system in dogs with and without cruciate ligament rupture (CLR), in a cohort of dogs insured in Agria Pet Insurance (2011–2016).

From: The epidemiology of cruciate ligament rupture in an insured Swedish dog population

Organ system

% of dogs with CLR**

% of dogs without CLR***

Musculoskeletal*

37.0

10.3

Dermatologic*

26.2

17.7

Gastrointestinal*

17.1

15.3

Other (general/unspecific)*

13.5

11.2

Urogenital*

11.8

10.3

Opthalmic*

5.40

4.19

Respiratory

3.53

3.27

Neurologic

2.16

2.02

Hepatic*

2.06

1.43

Endocrine

1.54

1.08

Cardiovascular

1.51

1.62

Hematopoietic

1.10

1.31

  1. *The proportion of dogs with diagnoses in these organ systems was significantly higher in dogs with CLR, after Bonferroni correction based on the number of organ systems, n = 12.
  2. **In total 4167 dogs with veterinary care claims for CLR.
  3. ***All dogs with veterinary care insurance, except for the dogs with CLR claims.
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