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Table 2 Ahlbäck grade in the series

From: Relationship between radiological grading and clinical status in knee osteoarthritis. a multicentric study

Ahlbäck grading

N

%

I Narrowing of the joint space (with or without subchondral sclerosis) (*)

243

18.3

II Obliteration of the joint space

358

26.9

III Bone defect/loss <5 mm

416

31.3

IV Bone defect/loss between 5 and 10 mm

241

18.1

V Bone defect/loss >10 mm, often with subluxation and arthritis of the other compartment

71

5.3

Total

1329

100.0

  1. (*) Joint space narrowing is defined by a space inferior to 3 mm or inferior to half of the space in the other compartment (or in the homologous compartment of the other knee).