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Table 6 Overview of factors with strong evidence to be predictive of progression, overlap and differences between this review and the review of de Rooij et al., Wright et al., and Lievense et al.

From: Prognostic factors for progression of osteoarthritis of the hip: a systematic review

Prognostic factor

Teirlinck et al. factor predictive of

De Rooij et al. factor predictive of

Wright et al. factor predictive of

Lievense et al. factor predictive of

K-L grade at baseline

THR

Strong evidence for no association for clinical progression

Radiological progression or THR*

Not mentioned

Subchondral sclerosis at baseline

THR

Not mentioned

Radiological progression and/or THR

Not mentioned

Superior or (supero) lateral femoral head migration

THR

Not mentioned

Radiological progression and/or THR

Radiological progression and/or THR

Comorbidity

Clinical progression

Clinical progression (strong evidence for a course of function, weak evidence for a course of pain)

Not mentioned

Not mentioned

Low vitality

Quality of life in general: strong evidence of no association, specific for SF 36 vitality: strong evidence for clinical progression

Course of function

Not mentioned

Not mentioned

Age

Conflicted evidence for THR and radiological progression, moderate evidence for no association with clinical progression

Strong evidence for no association with pain and conflicted evidence for function

Radiological progression and/or THR

Conflicted evidence

Femoral osteophytes

Conflicted evidence

Not mentioned

Radiological progression and/or THR

Not mentioned

Hip pain at baseline

Conflicted evidence

Conflicted evidence

Radiological progression and THR

Not mentioned

JSW at baseline

Conflicted evidence

Not mentioned

Radiological progression and/or THR

Limited evidence for THR

Lequesne index score ≥ 10 at baseline

Conflicted evidence for THR, moderate evidence for radiological progression**

Conflicted evidence**

Radiological progression and/or THR

Not mentioned

Atrophic bone response

Conflicted evidence

Not mentioned

Conflicted evidence

Radiological progression

  1. *K-L grade 3 at baseline
  2. **Function at baseline in general
  3. bold text represents strong evidence to be predictive of progression