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Table 2 The presence of radiographic wrist osteoarthritis evaluated independently by two blinded assessors

From: Trapeziectomy for basal thumb osteoarthritis does not increase the risk of developing wrist osteoarthritis in the long term

Osteoarthritis (OA) grading system

Assessor 1

Assessor 2

Trapeziectomy

Trapezium intact

Trapeziectomy

Trapezium intact

n (%), n

n (%), n

n (%), n

n (%), n

Kellgren–Lawrence

  OA

28 (25), 10

12 (26), 11

23 (20), 8

10 (22), 7

  No OA

86 (75), 28

34 (74), 27

91 (80), 30

36 (78), 31

SLAC

  OA

28 (25), 10

12 (26), 11

23 (20), 9

10 (22), 9

  No OA

86 (75), 28

34 (74), 27

91 (80), 29

36 (78), 29

Five-zones

 Zone 1–2 (radioscaphoid)

  OA

28 (25), 10

11 (24), 10

23 (20), 9

10 (22), 9

  No OA

86 (75), 28

35 (76), 28

91 (80), 29

36 (78), 29

 Zone 3 (radiolunate)

  OA

2 (2), 1

3 (6), 1

6 (5), 0

4 (9), 2

  No OA

112 (98), 37

43 (94), 37

108 (95), 38

42 (91), 36

 Zone 4–5 (midcarpal)

  OA

12 (10), 4

5 (11), 3

26 (23), 9

10 (22), 8

  No OA

102 (90), 34

41 (89), 35

88 (77), 29

36 (78), 30

 Scapholunate interval

  Increased

14 (12), 6

7 (15), 5

14 (12), 8

9 (20), 7

  Normal

100 (88), 32

39 (85), 33

100 (88), 30

37 (80), 31

  1. Values for all 160 hands are presented
  2. Figures in italic are number of hands in the subgroup of 38 patients with trapeziectomy on one side and intact trapezium on the other side