An algorithm recommendation for the management of knee osteoarthritis in Europe and internationally: A report from a task force of the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis (ESCEO)

• Published in: Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism Vol. 44; no. 3; pp. 253 - 263
• Main Authors: Bruyère, Olivier, Cooper, Cyrus, Pelletier, Jean-Pierre, Branco, Jaime, Luisa Brandi, Maria, Guillemin, Francis, Hochberg, Marc C., Kanis, John A., Kvien, Tore K., Martel-Pelletier, Johanne, Rizzoli, René, Silverman, Stuart, Reginster, Jean-Yves
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.12.2014
• Subjects: Algorithm; Algorithms; Disease Management; Europe; Humans; Knee osteoarthritis; Osteoarthritis, Knee - therapy; Rheumatology; Europe; Algorithm; Knee osteoarthritis

Existing practice guidelines for osteoarthritis (OA) analyze the evidence behind each proposed treatment but do not prioritize the interventions in a given sequence. The objective was to develop a treatment algorithm recommendation that is easier to interpret for the prescribing physician based on t...