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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Skeletal Radiol. 2023 Feb 4;52(11):2239–2257. doi: 10.1007/s00256-023-04287-7

Table 4.

Menz radiographic classification of osteoarthritis in the foot

Osteophytes (0–3) None (0)
Small (1)
Moderate (2)
Large (3)
JSN (0–3) None (0)
Definite (1)
Severe (2)
Joint fusion (3)

JSN, joint space narrowing

• Assessment performed on DP and lateral radiographs of 1st MTP, 1st TMT, 2nd TMT, naviculocuneiform joint and TNJ, the 5 most common joints for OA in the foot

• Score of 2 or more on either projection is considered significant OA for that joint