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. 2020 Jul 23;50(2):311–320. doi: 10.1007/s00256-020-03541-6

Table 4.

Balgrist Score

Balgrist Score
Region II III Total (points)
Finding Scoring of findings (points)
Soft tissue edema* 0 = none, 1 = mild, 2 = moderate, 3 = severe
Bone marrow edema 0 = none, 1 = 0–33%, 2 = 33–66%, 3 = 67–100%
Fracture 0 = none, 3 = present
Joint destruction 0 = none, 1 = 0–33%, 2 = 33–66%, 3 = 67–100%
Total (maximum 24 points)
≥ 90 days off-loading ≥ 9.0

*Example of soft tissue edema classification can be found in the Supplemental Material (Fig. S2)