RT Journal
A1 Richmond, John
A1 Hunter, David
A1 Irrgang, James
A1 Jones, Morgan H.
A1 Snyder-Mackler, Lynn
A1 Van Durme, Daniel
A1 Rubin, Cheryl
A1 Matzkin, Elizabeth G.
A1 Marx, Robert G.
A1 Levy, Bruce A.
A1Watters, III ,William C.
A1 Goldberg, Michael J.
A1 Keith, Michael
A1Haralson, III ,Robert H.
A1 Turkelson, Charles M.
A1 Wies, Janet L.
A1 Anderson, Sara
A1 Boyer, Kevin
A1 Sluka, Patrick
A1 St. Andre, Justin
A1 McGowan, Richard
T1 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Clinical Practice Guideline on The Treatment of Osteoarthritis (OA) of the Knee
JF The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
JO The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
YR 2010
FD April 1
VO 92
IS 4
SP 990
OP 993
DO 10.2106/JBJS.I.00982
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.I.00982
AB 
The following is a summary of the recommendations in the AAOS’ clinical practice guideline, The Treatment of Osteoarthritis (OA) of the Knee. This guideline was explicitly developed to include only treatments less invasive than knee replacement (arthroplasty). This summary does not contain rationales that explain how and why these recommendations were developed nor does it contain the evidence supporting these recommendations. All readers of this summary are strongly urged to consult the full guideline and evidence report for this information. We are confident that those who read the full guideline and evidence report will also see that the recommendations were developed using systematic evidence-based processes designed to combat bias, enhance transparency, and promote reproducibility. This summary of recommendations is not intended to stand alone. Treatment decisions should be made in light of all circumstances presented by the patient. Treatments and procedures applicable to the individual patient rely on mutual communication between patient, physician and other healthcare practitioners.