From: Posttraumatic severe infection of the ankle joint - long term results of the treatment with resection arthrodesis in 133 cases
Gächter Stage
Clinical Aspect
I
Hyperaemia of synovia, effusion
II
Hypertrophia of synovia/pus
III
Beginning cartilage damage, no radiological destruction
IV
Radiological visible changes to bony structures, synovia grows over the cartillage