title: [Therapeutic concepts for osteoarthritis].
abstract: Today osteoarthritic changes are understood as a systemic disease with multifactorial influences comparable to the systemic arthritis illnesses. Therapeutic goals aim to preventive measures, conservative treatment, medicaments - also "biologicals" -, local (intraarticular) injections, genetic and surgicals interventions.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie; Markus-Krankenhaus Frankfurt, Germany. Rehart@fdk.info
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rehart
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Henniger
mesh_terms: D015316:Genetic Therapy; D006801:Humans; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*