Table 5 Scoring system
Criterion | Grade | Clinical evaluation |
|---|---|---|
Lameness | 0 | None |
1 | Mild | |
2 | Moderate | |
3 | Severe | |
4 | No weight bearing lameness | |
Pain | 0 | None |
1 | Mild | |
2 | Moderate | |
3 | Severe | |
Weight bearing standing | 0 | Equal weight bearing |
1 | Discharge on the contralateral limb | |
2 | Finger weight bearing | |
3 | No weight bearing | |
Flexion | 0 | Normal (40–50°) |
1 | Mild limited (50–70°) | |
2 | Severe limited (> 70°) | |
Extension | 0 | Normal (160–170°) |
1 | Mild limited (150–160°) | |
2 | Severe limited (< 150°) | |
Atrophy | 0 | None |
1 | Mild | |
2 | Severe | |
Crepitation | 0 | Absent |
1 | Existent |