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. 2015 Jan 14;9(1):19–27. doi: 10.1007/s11832-014-0627-7

Table 1.

SAPHO anterior chest wall staging [26]

I. Costoclavicular ligament, may be a primary enthesopathy
II. Extension to sternoclavicular joint with sclerosis of the medial clavicle, first rib, and adjacent sternum, and sclerotic hypertrophy of costal cartilage
III. Osteosclerosis, hyperostosis, and bony hypertrophy of the medial ends of the clavicles, sternum, and upper ribs, with arthritis in the adjacent joints