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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2025 Aug 25.
Published before final editing as: Osteoarthr Imaging. 2025 Jun 7:100272. doi: 10.1016/j.ostima.2025.100272

Table 1.

Size grades definition for cartilage subscores in sMOAKS (supplemented MOAKS) and traditional MOAKS.

Feature Any cartilage loss (partial- or full-thickness): Any deep cartilage loss (partial-thickness >50% and full-thickness): Full-thickness cartilage loss

Scoring System sMOAKS Traditional MOAKS sMOAKS only sMOAKS Traditional MOAKS

Grade Grade 0: none Grade 0: none Grade 0: none
Grade 1: <10% subregion
   cartilage surface
Grade 1: <10% subregion
   cartilage surface
Grade 1: <10% subregion
   cartilage surface
Grade 2: 10%–75% subregion
   cartilage surface
Grade 2: 10%–75% subregion
   cartilage surface
Grade 2: 10%–75% subregion
   cartilage surface
Grade 3: >75% subregion
   cartilage surface
Grade 3: >75% subregion
   cartilage surface
Grade 3: >75% subregion
   cartilage surface

MOAKS, Magnetic Resonance Imaging Osteoarthritis Knee Score.