Rehabilitation of orthopedic and rheumatologic disorders. 2. Osteoarthritis assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation.
This self-directed learning module discusses a patient with knee osteoarthritis and addresses the clinical presentation, assessment, medical management, rehabilitation approaches, and surgical options. It is part of the chapter on osteoarthritis in the Self-Directed Physiatric Education Program for practitioners and trainees in physical medicine and rehabilitation. This chapter emphasizes the differential diagnosis, clinical diagnostic considerations, current pharmacology, orthotics, exercise interventions, and surgical procedure options for a patient with knee osteoarthritis.


OBJECTIVE
To summarize diagnostic considerations and management of knee osteoarthritis.
Stitik
Todd P
TP
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, UMDNJ New Jersey Medical School, 30 Bergen Street, ADMC 1 Ste 101, Newark, NJ 07101, USA.
Kaplan
Robert J
RJ
Kamen
Leonard B
LB
Vo
Andrew N
AN
Bitar
Ali A
AA
Shih
Vivian C
VC
D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000139:chemically induced; D000368:Aged; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000009:adverse effects; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / Q000534:rehabilitation; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D019468:Disease Management; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000139:chemically induced; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009989:Orthotic Devices; D020370:Osteoarthritis, Knee / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000628:therapy*; D012307:Risk Factors
D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal