Table 1.
Grade | Evaluation |
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0 | Normal sacroiliac joints |
I | Suspected changes – blurry margins of the joint space |
II | Minimal changes – visible periarticular sclerosis, single erosions; only when the joint space is blurred, with no change in joint space width |
III | Advanced changes – numerous erosions, distinct periarticular sclerosis, widened articular space, possible partial bony ankylosis |
IV | Total bony ankylosis |