Table 1

Features of rheumatoid arthritis included in the different radiographic scoring methods

Method	Erosion	JSN^1-150	Osteoporosis	Malalignment	Soft tissue swelling	(Sub)luxation	Ankylosis	Cyst
Sharp (1971)	√	√					√	√
Sharp (1985)	√	√				Excluded^1-151	√
Genant (1983)	√	√			√
Genant (1998)	√	√				√	√
Kaye/Sharp (1986)	√	√		√		√	√
van der Heijde/Sharp (1989)	√	√				√	√
SENS (1999)	√	√				√	√
Larsen (1977)	√	√	√		√	Excluded^1-151	Excluded^1-151
Larsen (1995)	√	√	Excluded^1-151		Excluded^1-151
Scott/Larsen (1995)	√	√	√		√	√		√
Rau/Larsen (1995)	√	√	√		√
Ratingen (1998)	√	√	Excluded^1-151		Excluded^1-151
SES (2000)	√	√	Excluded^1-151		Excluded^1-151

↵1-150 JSN = joint space narrowing.
√Included in the scoring system;
↵1-151 not included in the scoring system.