ArticleMusculoskeletal care2021
Exploring views of orthopaedic surgeons, rheumatologists and general practitioners about osteoarthritis management.
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- Pooled it
- General practitioners' perceptions and experiences of knee osteoarthritis management: a qualitative study of barriers and facilitators to delivering guideline-recommended treatments.Scandinavian journal of primary health care · 2026Article
- Patients' Expectations for App-Based Therapy in Knee Osteoarthritis: User-Centered Design Approach.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologies · 2025Article
- A mixed-methods study of patient and healthcare professional perceptions of care pathways for knee osteoarthritis.BMC primary care · 2024Article
- General practitioners experience multi-level barriers to implementing recommended care for hip and knee osteoarthritis: a qualitative study.BMC primary care · 2024Article
- Adipose Tissue-Derived Minimally Manipulated Products versus Platelet-Rich Plasma for the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review of Clinical Evidence and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Effects of joint irrigation combined with ozone injection on bone metabolism, inflammatory factors, and joint function in knee osteoarthritis.American journal of translational research · 2023Article
- Osteoarthritis management care pathways are complex and inefficient: A qualitative study of physiotherapist perspectives from specialised osteoarthritis services.Musculoskeletal care · 2022Article
- Short-term results of intra-articular injections of stromal vascular fraction for early knee osteoarthritis.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2022Article
- Understanding the management of osteoarthritis: A qualitative study of GPs and orthopaedic surgeons in Tasmania, Australia.Osteoarthritis and cartilage open · 2021Article
- Exploring views of orthopaedic surgeons, rheumatologists and general practitioners about osteoarthritis management.Musculoskeletal care · 2021Article
- Co-design of the web-based 'My Knee' education and self-management toolkit for people with knee osteoarthritis.Digital healthArticle
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Abstract
backgroundDelivery of recommended treatments for hip and knee osteoarthritis (OA) is known to be discordant with guideline recommendations. However, professional views related to OA management across medical and surgical disciplines are not well understood. The aim of this study was to explore the views of medical professionals about management of hip and knee OA.
methodsQualitative study. Semistructured individual interviews were conducted with orthopaedic surgeons, rheumatologists and general practitioners routinely involved in the management of OA. Interviews were audiotaped, transcribed, member-checked, coded and thematically analysed.
resultsFifteen medical professionals were interviewed. Three main themes were: (i) recognition of the importance of nonsurgical management of hip and knee OA, focussed on self-management, exercise-therapy, weight management and analgesia; (ii) joint replacement being considered the 'last resort' for end stage disease not responding to nonsurgical management; and (iii) determination of management 'success' through patient perceptions was more common than the use of validated instruments. Views on management broadly converged across disciplines, except for the role of joint replacement, considered an adjunct in the overall management of OA by rheumatologists and as a definitive cure by orthopaedic surgeons.
conclusionsAligning with current guidelines, medical professionals recognised the importance of nonsurgical management focussed on exercise-therapy for hip and knee OA, and concurred that joint replacement surgery should be a last resort. A focus on patient education was less prominent, which along with implementation of validated outcome measures in routine medical practice, may require greater health system support.
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