Radiographic evaluation of posttraumatic osteoarthritis of the ankle: the Kellgren–Lawrence scale is reliable and correlates with clinical symptoms

• Main Authors: Holzer, Nicolas, Salvo, Davide, Marijnissen, A.C.A, Vincken, K. L., Che Ahmad, Aminudin, Sierra, E., Hoffmeyer, Pierre, Stern, Richard, Lübbeke Wolff, Anne, Assal, Mathieu
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2015
• Subjects: RD701 Orthopedics
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/45501/1/Holzer-2014-Radiographic_evaluation_of_posttra.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/45501/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2014.11.010

Summary Objective To assess reliability and construct validity of the Kellgren–Lawrence (K&L) scale in posttraumatic ankle osteoarthritis (OA); additionally evaluate the validity of including tibiotalar tilting in the scale. Method One-hundred and fifty ankle radiographs (75 patients, unil...