Table 4 Previous musculoskeletal diagnoses in dogs with veterinary care claims for cruciate ligament rupture (CLR) in Agria Pet insurance (2011–2016).

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

Category

% of dogs with CLR*

Joint disease

21.9

Stifle

15.6

  Pain/signs without confirmed cause

8.18

  Degenerative changes

3.14

  Arthritis

2.30

  Patellar luxation

2.14

  Meniscal injury

0.79

  Traumatic injuries

0.70

  Osteochondrosis

0.22

  Fracture

0.02

  Neoplastic disease

0.02

Hip

2.93

  Hip dysplasia

0.84

Elbow

2.26

  Degenerative changes

0.98

Phalanges

1.30

  Degenerative changes

0.26

Several (unspecified) joints

1.13

  Degenerative changes

0.34

Shoulder

0.79

  Osteochondrosis

0.17

Carpus

0.74

  Traumatic injuries

0.24

Tarsus

0.55

  Traumatic injuries

0.12

Lameness/stiffness (unspecified)

18.1

Back/vertebrae

3.84

  Spondylosis

0.82

Other

2.40

  Fracture/fissure

0.89

Muscle/tendon/bursa

1.44

  Traumatic injuries

0.41

  1. *In total 4167 dogs with veterinary care claims for CLR.
  2. All subcategories for stifle joint diagnoses are presented. For all other categories the most specific subcategory is presented, even though pain/signs without confirmed cause was generally the most common subcategory.
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