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. 2018 Apr;82(2):154–158.

Table II.

Assessments of radiographic analyses of hip joints.

Assessment Grade Description
Shape 0 Normal
1 Femoral head does not fit in a circle due to bone loss
2 Obvious bone loss and distinct exostosis giving a slight conical appearance
3 Very gross remodelling with marked bone loss and much new bone
Position of femoral head 0 Femoral head is well centered in the acetabulum or lies medially to the DAE
1 Center of femoral head is superimposed on the DAE
2 Center of femoral head is just lateral to the DAE
3 Center of femoral head is well lateral to, and just touches, the DAE
Cranial acetabular 0 Sharp, clean-cut junction of rim the DAE and CRAE
1 Very small exostosis
2 Small exostosis or very small facet
3 Gross exostosis and/or facet and/or moderate bilabiation
Femoral head and neck exostosis 0 Smooth rounded profile
1 Slight exostosis in ring form and/or dense vertical line adjacent to trochanteric fossa (Morgan line)
2 Distinct exostosis in ring form
3 Massive exostosis giving a mushroom-like appearance
Norberg angle 0 ≥ 105°
1 ≥ 100° to < 105°
2 ≥ 95° to < 100°
3 < 95°

DAE — dorsal acetabular edge; CRAE — cranial acetabular edge.