Table 2

Joints counted in the different radiographic scoring methods with separate scores

MethodHandWristForefoot
DIP2-150PIP2-150MCP2-150CMC2-150IP2-150MCB2-150ScaphoidLunateTriquetralPisiformTrapeziumTrapezoidCapitateHamateRadio- ulnarRadio- carpalMTP2-150IP2-150
Sharp (1971)E2-150
JSN2-150
Sharp (1985)E
(1st)
JSN
(3rd–5th)
Genant (1998)E
(1st)
JSN
(3rd–5th)
Kaye/Sharp (1986)E
(3rd–5th)(1st)
JSN
(3rd–5th)(1st)
van der Heijde/Sharp (1989)E
(1st)
JSN
(3rd–5th)
SENS (1999)E
(1st)
JSN
(3rd–5th)
  • 2-150 DIP = distal interphalangeal; PIP = proximal interphalangeal; MCP = metacarpophalangeal; CMC = carpometacarpal; IP = interphalangeal joint of the thumb; MCB = metacarpal base; MTP = metatarsophalangeal; IP = interphalangeal; E = erosion; JSN = joint space narrowing.