The Assessment and Management of the Arthritic Knee: An Update

Musculoskeletal disorders represent a significant primary care burden. Presentations pertaining to the painful knee are associated with a wide array of differentials; however, among these, osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common one in patients older than 45 years. We have found that a significant nu...

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Autores principales: Khan, Shehzaad, Logan, Peter C, Asokan, Ajay, Handford, Charles, Moores, Thomas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
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Family/General Practice
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7749846/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33364106
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.11582
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author Khan, Shehzaad
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description Musculoskeletal disorders represent a significant primary care burden. Presentations pertaining to the painful knee are associated with a wide array of differentials; however, among these, osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common one in patients older than 45 years. We have found that a significant number of onward secondary care referrals are misdirected. Therefore, there is a need for a comprehensive assessment and workup to ensure holistic patient care and timely input from specialist services. In this article, we highlight an approach to the management of the arthritic knee.
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spelling pubmed-77498462020-12-23 The Assessment and Management of the Arthritic Knee: An Update Khan, Shehzaad Logan, Peter C Asokan, Ajay Handford, Charles Moores, Thomas Cureus Family/General Practice Musculoskeletal disorders represent a significant primary care burden. Presentations pertaining to the painful knee are associated with a wide array of differentials; however, among these, osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common one in patients older than 45 years. We have found that a significant number of onward secondary care referrals are misdirected. Therefore, there is a need for a comprehensive assessment and workup to ensure holistic patient care and timely input from specialist services. In this article, we highlight an approach to the management of the arthritic knee. Cureus 2020-11-19 /pmc/articles/PMC7749846/ /pubmed/33364106 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.11582 Text en Copyright © 2020, Khan et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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