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Kellgren-Lawrence grading scale [15]
| Grade 0 | No signs of degenerative disc disease |
| Grade 1 | Minimal anterior osteophytes |
| Grade 2 | Definite anterior osteophytosis with possible narrowing of the disc space and some sclerosis of vertebral plates |
| Grade 3 | Moderate narrowing of the disc space with definite sclerosis of vertebral plates and osteophytes |
| Grade 4 | Severe narrowing of the disc space with definite sclerosis of vertebral plates and multiple large osteophytes |
