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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: IEEE Trans Biomed Eng. 2009 Feb;56(2):407–415. doi: 10.1109/TBME.2008.2006025

TABLE I.

X-ray image distribution by KL grade

KL grade KL description No. of images images

0 No osteophytes, normal joint space 154
1 Doubtful narrowing, possible osteophytes 102
2 Minimal but definite osteophytes, joint space 39
3 Definite and moderate osteophytes, joint space narrow, some subchondral sclerosis 55