Knee osteoarthritis
By The Treatment Registry editors
Degenerative joint disease of the knee. Treatment options span lifestyle and medical management, intra-articular injection, arthroscopy, partial replacement, and total joint replacement. Stub — editorial review pending.
Treatment ladder
Conservative options are first-line where appropriate; surgical options are typically reserved for cases where lower-tier options are unsuitable or have failed. Decisions are individual and depend on clinical assessment.
Conservative
- Weight management and physiotherapy
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- Analgesia (paracetamol, NSAIDs)
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Procedural
- Intra-articular corticosteroid injection
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- Knee arthroscopy
Now of limited evidence in OA per recent guidelines. Stub.
Surgical
- Unicompartmental knee replacement
Partial replacement when disease confined to one compartment. Stub.
- Total knee replacement · View procedure page
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- High tibial osteotomy
In selected younger patients. Stub.