Evaluation of agreement for radiographic lesions and risk for racing in thoroughbred yearling sale repository radiographs.

IF 2.6 2区农林科学 Q1 VETERINARY SCIENCES

Frontiers in Veterinary Science Pub Date : 2024-10-03 eCollection Date: 2024-01-01 DOI:10.3389/fvets.2024.1430993

Brodie J Argue, Benjamin J Ahern

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Abstract

Introduction: The veterinary yearling pre-sale repository radiographs have the potential to impact both vendor and prospective purchaser. The primary aim of this study was to determine inter-observer agreement for orthopaedic lesions identified in thoroughbred yearling repository radiographs. A secondary goal was to determine agreement when using a pre-defined risk rating classification.

Methods: Three experienced specialist equine surgeons (2 ACVS & 1 FANZCVS) interpreted thirty repository radiographs once each for radiographic abnormalities. Each radiographic abnormality was given an associated risk assessment for future racing performance.

Results: The use of a pre-defined risk rating grading scale resulted in good to excellent agreement as observers reached a consensus on risk ratings for lesions 97.1% of the time. The highest agreement was for the proximal interphalangeal joint and distal interphalangeal joint, with 99.9 and 98.2% agreement, respectively. The tarsal region was the joint with the highest disagreement with respect to pathology, with observers disagreeing 5.2% of the time.

Discussion: This study found that experienced veterinary surgeons reliably agreed on the absence of lesions but showed disagreement on the specific risk rating of common lesions.

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评估纯血马一岁马销售存放处射线照片中射线病变与赛马风险的一致性。

导言：兽医对一岁马销售前的存栏X光照片可能会对销售商和潜在购买者产生影响。本研究的主要目的是确定观察者之间对纯血一岁马存栏X光片中发现的骨科病变的一致性。次要目的是确定使用预先定义的风险评级分类时的一致性：三位经验丰富的专业马外科医生（2 位 ACVS 和 1 位 FANZCVS）分别对 30 张放射线异常库放射线照片进行了一次解读。结果：使用预先定义的风险分级方法，对每匹马进行了评估：使用预先定义的风险评级分级表后，观察者在97.1%的时间内就病变的风险评级达成了一致意见，从而取得了良好到极佳的一致性。近端指间关节和远端指间关节的一致性最高，分别为 99.9% 和 98.2%。跗关节是对病理学意见分歧最大的关节，观察者意见分歧的比例为 5.2%：本研究发现，经验丰富的兽医外科医生在没有病变的问题上达成了可靠的一致意见，但在常见病变的具体风险评级上却存在分歧。

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Frontiers in Veterinary Science Veterinary-General Veterinary

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4.80

自引率

9.40%

发文量

1870

审稿时长

14 weeks

期刊介绍： Frontiers in Veterinary Science is a global, peer-reviewed, Open Access journal that bridges animal and human health, brings a comparative approach to medical and surgical challenges, and advances innovative biotechnology and therapy. Veterinary research today is interdisciplinary, collaborative, and socially relevant, transforming how we understand and investigate animal health and disease. Fundamental research in emerging infectious diseases, predictive genomics, stem cell therapy, and translational modelling is grounded within the integrative social context of public and environmental health, wildlife conservation, novel biomarkers, societal well-being, and cutting-edge clinical practice and specialization. Frontiers in Veterinary Science brings a 21st-century approach—networked, collaborative, and Open Access—to communicate this progress and innovation to both the specialist and to the wider audience of readers in the field. Frontiers in Veterinary Science publishes articles on outstanding discoveries across a wide spectrum of translational, foundational, and clinical research. The journal''s mission is to bring all relevant veterinary sciences together on a single platform with the goal of improving animal and human health.