The Use of Guidelines for Managing and Treating Osteoarthritis
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 1. Definition of Practice Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 2. Types of Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 3. What are the Goals of Guidelines? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 4. Are Guidelines Really Useful? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 5. Guidelines in Rheumatology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 6. Osteoarthritis Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 7. Classification and Diagnostic Criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 8. Imaging Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 9. Guidelines for Clinical Trials in Osteoarthritis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 10. General Management Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 11. Guidelines for Drug Therapy in Osteoarthritis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 12. Guidelines for Nonpharmacological Therapy in Osteoarthritis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 13. Guidelines for Surgical Treatment in Osteoarthritis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 14. Guidelines for General Practitioners’ Referral in Osteoarthritis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 15. Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
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