[Therapeutic concepts for osteoarthritis].
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.
Rehart
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Klinik für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie; Markus-Krankenhaus Frankfurt, Germany. Rehart@fdk.info
Henniger
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D015316:Genetic Therapy; D006801:Humans; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*