TY  - JOUR
T1  - American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Clinical Practice Guideline on The Treatment of Osteoarthritis (OA) of the Knee
AU  - Richmond, John
AU  - Hunter, David
AU  - Irrgang, James
AU  - Jones, Morgan H.
AU  - Snyder-Mackler, Lynn
AU  - Van Durme, Daniel
AU  - Rubin, Cheryl
AU  - Matzkin, Elizabeth G.
AU  - Marx, Robert G.
AU  - Levy, Bruce A.
AU  - Watters, III ,William C.
AU  - Goldberg, Michael J.
AU  - Keith, Michael
AU  - Haralson, III ,Robert H.
AU  - Turkelson, Charles M.
AU  - Wies, Janet L.
AU  - Anderson, Sara
AU  - Boyer, Kevin
AU  - Sluka, Patrick
AU  - St. Andre, Justin
AU  - McGowan, Richard
Y1  - 2010/04/01
N1  - 10.2106/JBJS.I.00982
JO  - The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
SP  - 990
EP  - 993
VL  - 92
IS  - 4
N2  - 
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.

SN  - 0021-9355
M3  - doi: 10.2106/JBJS.I.00982
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.I.00982
ER  -