Table 2. Garcia-Elias staging system.

Stages	I	II	III	IV	V	VI
Dorsal SLL intact?	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Repairable SLL?	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
Scaphoid alignment normal?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Carpal malignment reducible?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Cartilage in RC & MC joints normal?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No