Lower Extremity Considerations: Hip
Lower Extremity Considerations: Hip Michael N. Kang Daniel J. Berry William J. Maloney III Introduction There has been much debate whether OA of the hip is a primary or secondary…
Upper Extremity Considerations: Hand, Wrist, and Elbow
Upper Extremity Considerations: Hand, Wrist, and Elbow Roderick J. Bruno Jason M. McKean Steven H. Goldberg Robert J. Strauch Melvin P. Rosenwasser It has been estimated that by the year…
Upper Extremity Considerations: Osteoarthritis of the Shoulder
Upper Extremity Considerations: Osteoarthritis of the Shoulder Sara L. Edwards John-Erik Bell William N. Levine Louis U. Bigliani Glenohumeral Joint The glenohumeral joint is a synovial joint comprised of the…
General Considerations, Indications, and Outcomes
General Considerations, Indications, and Outcomes Victor M. Goldberg Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of joint disease and is the second leading cause of disability in persons older than…
Study Design and Outcome Measures in Osteoarthritis Clinical Trials
Study Design and Outcome Measures in Osteoarthritis Clinical Trials Vibeke Strand Marc C. Hochberg The typical patient with osteoarthritis (OA) is middle-aged or elderly and presents with the gradual onset…
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Complementary and Alternative Medicine Sharon L. Kolasinski Introduction In 1993, the publication of a survey on the use of what was then termed “unconventional medicine”1 surprised many in the traditional…
Intra-Articular Therapy
Intra-Articular Therapy David H. Neustadt Ray Altman Intra-Articular Steroids in Osteoarthritis In 1951, hydrocortisone was introduced and popularized for local intra-articular administration. Observations and a vast experience accumulated during the…
The Pharmacologic Treatment of Osteoarthritis
The Pharmacologic Treatment of Osteoarthritis Lee S. Simon Vibeke Strand Osteoarthritis (OA), a heterogeneous disorder that affects a majority of people older than 60 years, is typically observed as an…
Baseline Program
Baseline Program Todd Stitik Marc C. Hochberg An estimated 21 million adults, or 12% of the U.S. population aged 25 to 74 years, have signs and symptoms of osteoarthritis (OA),…
Secondary Osteoarthritis
Secondary Osteoarthritis H. Ralph Schumacher Jr. Lan X. Chen Joseph Buckwalter In increasing percentages of patients, osteoarthritis (OA) can now be classified as secondary on the basis of an identifiable…
