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. 2008;16(2):E24–E41. doi: 10.1179/jmt.2008.16.2.24E

TABLE 3.

Tonnis osteoarthritis grades.

Grade Symptoms

Grade 0 No signs of osteoarthritis
Grade 1 Slight narrowing of the joint space. Slight sclerosis of femoral head or acetabulum and slight lipping at the joint margin.
Grade 2 Small cysts, less than 50% joint-space narrowing, moderate loss of femoral head sphericity.
Grade 3 Large cysts, severe narrowing or no joint space, severe deformity of the femoral head and avascular necrosis.