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. 2024 Nov 8;37(6):1729–1739. doi: 10.3233/BMR-240187

Table 5.

Rosenberg classification

Stage Description
Normal No reduction of joint space, no osteophytes, no sclerosis.
Mild Reduction of joint space < 1 mm, mild sclerosis.
Moderate Reduction of joint space < 2 mm, moderate presence of osteophytes, moderate sclerosis.
Severe Bone on bone joint space narrowing, many and large osteophytes, severe sclerosis and presence of cysts.

Rosenberg classification (Table 5): this classification was originally designed to grade degenerative changes in patients affected by GH osteoarthritis who underwent Bankart reconstruction for recurrent anterior instability.