How to assess ankle osteoarthritis: comparison of the Kellgren and Lawrence scale with functional outcome and digital image analysis

• Main Authors: Holzer, Nicolas, Salvo, Davide, Marijnissen, Anne Karien, Che Ahmad, Aminudin, Sera, Emanuele, Hoffmeyer, Pierre, Lübbeke Wolff, Anne, Assal, Mathieu
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery 2012
• Subjects: RD701 Orthopedics
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/29918/1/HOW_TO_ASSESS_ANKLE_OSTEOARTHRITIS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/29918/; http://www.bjjprocs.boneandjoint.org.uk/content/94-B/SUPP_XXXVII/64.abstract
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Introduction Currently, a validate scale of ankle osteoarthritis (OA) is not available and different classifications have been used, making comparisons between studies difficult. In other joints as the hip and knee, the Kellgren-Lawrence (K&L) scale, chosen as reference by the World Health Organ...