Lower Extremity Osteoarthritis: Management and Challenges

N C Med J. 2017 Sep-Oct;78(5):332-336. doi: 10.18043/ncm.78.5.332.

Abstract

Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis, a significant contributor to disability and the major cause for joint replacements, but treatment for the disease is still limited. Although no disease-modifying treatments exist, there are evidence-based algorithms and guidelines for the symptomatic treatment of the disease.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Humans
  • Lower Extremity / physiopathology*
  • Middle Aged
  • Osteoarthritis / therapy*
  • Young Adult