Fig. 7From: Non-ambulatory pigs in two Brazilian growing-finishing farms: a clinic, etiological and pathological perspective on 76 casesEpiphysiolysis and ascending bacterial myelitis/meningitis in pigs. a Fracture and separation of the femoral head (arrow), accompanied by thickening of the adjacent joint capsule by fibrous connective tissue and acetabular fossa bleeding (epiphysiolysis). b Cut surface of the lumbosacral segment. The spinal cord is partially effaced by a focally extensive central area containing marked accumulation of purulent material (asterisk), surrounded by a red rim (hemorrhage) (ascending bacterial myelitis)Back to article page