title: [Orthopaedic surgeons can also treat their patients verbally: conservative treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee and hip using careful explanation].
abstract: A recent study of factors that stimulate or hinder conservative treatment of osteoarthritis of the hip or knee concluded that orthopaedic surgeons' beliefs might obstruct application of conservative treatment. Orthopaedic surgeons, along with general practitioners, may play a key role in providing patient-specific conservative treatment. Patients who demand arthroplasty and who are not willing to try conservative treatment may be more problematic. An appreciable percentage of patients are not satisfied after total hip or total knee arthroplasty, so it is of the utmost importance that orthopaedic surgeons provide comprehensive information for all patients, including explaining potential complications and managing expectations. Orthopaedic surgeons should, therefore, treat patients both actively and conservatively.
authors.affiliation: Elisabeth-TweeSteden Ziekenhuis, afd. Orthopedie, Tilburg.
authors.forename: O P
authors.initials: OP
authors.lastname: van der Jagt
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gosens
mesh_terms: D000072700:Conservative Treatment; D006801:Humans; D000072161:Orthopedic Surgeons; D015207:Osteoarthritis, Hip / Q000628:therapy*; D020370:Osteoarthritis, Knee / Q000628:therapy*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic