Open AccessA protocol for developing a clinical practice guideline for intra-articular injection for treating knee osteoarthritis
Author(s) -
Dan Xing,
Bin Wang,
Yunfei Hou,
Ziyi Yang,
Yaolong Chen,
Jianhao Lin
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international journal of surgery protocols
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.291
H-Index - 4
ISSN - 2468-3574
DOI - 10.1016/j.isjp.2017.09.003
Subject(s) - guideline , osteoarthritis , protocol (science) , medicine , intra articular , clinical practice , physical therapy , alternative medicine , pathology
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most prevalent disorder of articulating joints in humans. As one of the steps of advanced pharmacological management, intra-articular treatment is applied in knee OA. However, there is no clinical practice guideline (CPG) involving intra-articular injection for knee OA. Here, we will develop a CPG according to a recognized methodology.