Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic degenerative joint disorder that leads to disability and affects
more than 500 million population worldwide. OA was believed to be caused by the wearing …

Objective To update and expand upon prior Osteoarthritis Research Society International
(OARSI) guidelines by develo** patient-focused treatment recommendations for …

Importance Primary care clinicians find managing chronic pain challenging. Evidence of
long-term efficacy of opioids for chronic pain is limited. Opioid use is associated with serious …

Osteoarthritis (OA) is endemic throughout the world. An estimated 30.8 million adults in the
United States and 300 million individuals worldwide are living with OA. 1, 2 It is the leading …

Objective To develop concise, up-to-date, patient-focused, evidence-based, expert
consensus guidelines for the management of knee osteoarthritis (OA), intended to inform …

Summary 23% of the total global burden of disease is attributable to disorders in people
aged 60 years and older. Although the proportion of the burden arising from older people (≥ …

Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a heterogeneous disease associated with substantial effects on
quality of life, and its clinical management is difficult. Among the several available guidelines …

Abstract Objective To update the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 2000
recommendations for hip and knee osteoarthritis (OA) and develop new recommendations …

Osteoarthritis is thought to be the most prevalent chronic joint disease. The incidence of
osteoarthritis is rising because of the ageing population and the epidemic of obesity. Pain …

Objective Development of these guidelines is mandated by the American Association of
Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) Board of Directors and the American College of …