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Managing osteoarthritis in primary care /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hosie, Gillian
Other Authors: Dickson, John, FRCP
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; Malden, MA : Blackwell Science, 2000.
Subjects:
Osteoarthritis > therapy.
Osteoarthritis > diagnosis.
Primary Health Care.
Table of Contents:
  • Osteoarthritis, aetiology and epidemiology
  • Diagnosis and differential diagnosis of osteoarthritis
  • Examination of joints
  • Assessment of osteoarthritis including hand osteoarthritis
  • Management options - education, behavioural and environmental
  • Physical therapy and mechanical interventions
  • Pharmacological treatment
  • Surgical options and procedures
  • Long-term management and referral
  • Economic and research conditions
  • Appendices
  • 'GALS' screening examination
  • WOMAC and Lequesne scales
  • Beighton score
  • Useful addresses
  • Further reading
  • Useful websites.