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Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis, and when it affects the knee, as opposed to other joints, it is more apt to cause symptoms, including pain and stiffness, and functional limitation.¹ Treatment of symptomatic osteoarthritis of the knee is focused on controlling the pain, maintaining patients' functional independence, and improving their quality of life, in addition to preventing structural deterioration with the hope of delaying the need for total knee replacement. Published guidelines for the medical management of symptomatic osteoarthritis of the knee stress a multidisciplinary approach that includes nonpharmacologic measures (patient education, physical and occupational therapy, aerobic . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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From the Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore.

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