Table 1 Percentage of ankle joints at each cartilage grade when the knee joint displayed grade 4 degeneration (the most severe degeneration)
From: Relationship between knee and ankle degeneration in a population of organ donors
Ankle Grade | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
When knee cartilage grade = 4 (N = 54) | |||||
% of ipsilateral ankles | 25.6 | 27.9 | 25.6 | 16.3 | 4.6 |
% of contralateral ankles | 29.6 | 27.9 | 22.2 | 16.6 | 3.7 |
When ankle cartilage grade = 4 (N = 3) | |||||
Knee Grade | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
% of ipsilateral knees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
% of contralateral knees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 | 66.7 |