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. 2022 May 24;17(5):e0266964. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0266964

Table 4. Summary of outcomes by bicluster.

Bicluster # Radiographic OA Arthroplasty Medial narrowing* Lateral narrowing* Symptoms
KLG TKR medial qJSW lateral qJSW WOMAC
1 Less rOA at baseline and less progression 3% TKR 2–18% loss 1–15% loss 95% "stable"
0.1% "improver"
2 Like population 8% TKR 2–28% loss 1–17% loss 83% "stable"
3 Like population 10% TKR 2–32% loss 2–21% loss 80% "stable"
4 Most rOA at baseline, more progression 17% TKR 4–45% loss 0–23% loss 52% "improvers"
4% "worsening"
5 More rOA at baseline, most progression 17% TKR 3–44% loss 3–36% loss 32% "improvers"
7% "worsening"
6 Like population 11% TKR 2–31% loss 1–17% loss 88% "stable"

*25th-75th percentile (IQR); KLG = Kellgren Lawrence Grade; TKR = total knee replacement; qJSW = quantitative joint space width; WOMAC = Western Ontario and McMaster University Osteoarthritis Index.