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Kellgren-Lawrence Grade

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Radiographic grading of osteoarthritis severity from 0 (none) to 4 (severe) based on osteophytes, joint-space narrowing, subchondral sclerosis, and bony deformity. Originally described for multiple joints and most often applied to the knee.

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Kellgren-Lawrence grade (any joint; default context knee)
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The Kellgren-Lawrence (KL) system remains the most widely used radiographic scale for osteoarthritis severity in clinical research and practice. Grade assignment rests on the constellation of osteophytic lipping, joint-space narrowing, sclerosis, and deformity of the bone ends on plain radiographs. Grade 2 or higher is conventionally taken as radiographic OA. Although first popularized on AP knee films, the same descriptors are applied generically to other synovial joints.

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