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Knee Osteoarthritis

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Knee osteoarthritis is characterized the most by chronic knee pain in the older population. It is believed to be from joint cartilage degradation leading to injury to the rest of the joint structures. Conservative treatments include weight loss, lifestyle changes, aerobic or resistive exercise, oral medication, and intra-articular injections. If conservative management fails, surgery can be considered.

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  1. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, New York, NY, USA

    Cynthia Hung MD

  2. James J. Peters VAMC, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA

    Mohamed S. Ahmed MD

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    Stuart B. Kahn

  2. Interventional Pain Management, San Antonio, Texas, USA

    Rachel Yinfei Xu

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Hung, C., Ahmed, M.S. (2017). Knee Osteoarthritis. In: Kahn, S., Xu, R. (eds) Musculoskeletal Sports and Spine Disorders. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-50512-1_56

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