EULAR recommendations for the management of knee osteoarthritis: report of a task force of the Standing Committee for International Clinical Studies Including Therapeutic Trials (ESCISIT)
Annals of the Rheumatic DiseasesPublished 1 December 2000Open access
Adrian Pendleton, Nigel Arden, Maxime Dougados, Michael Doherty, B Bannwarth, J. W. J. Bijlsma
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These are the first clinical guidelines on knee OA to combine an evidence based approach and a consensus approach across a wide range of treatment modalities and it is apparent that certain clinical propositions are supported by substantial research based evidence, while others are not.
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These are the first clinical guidelines on knee OA to combine an evidence based approach and a consensus approach across a wide range of treatment modalities. It is apparent that certain clinical propositions are supported by substantial research based evidence, while others are not. There is thus an urgent need for future well designed trials to consider key clinical questions.
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