Authors
A Pendleton, N Arden, M Dougados, M Doherty, B Bannwarth, JWJ Bijlsma, F Cluzeau, C Cooper, PA Dieppe, KP Günther, HJ Hauselmann, G Herrero-Beaumont, PM Kaklamanis, B Leeb, M Lequesne, S Lohmander, B Mazieres, EM Mola, K Pavelka, U Serni, B Swoboda, AA Verbruggen, G Weseloh, I Zimmermann-Gorska
Publication date
2000/12/1
Journal
Annals of the rheumatic diseases
Volume
59
Issue
12
Pages
936-944
Publisher
BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
Description
BACKGROUND
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common joint disease encountered throughout Europe. A task force for the EULAR Standing Committee for Clinical Trials met in 1998 to determine the methodological and logistical approach required for the development of evidence based guidelines for treatment of knee OA. The guidelines were restricted to cover all currently available treatments for knee OA diagnosed either clinically and/or radiographically affecting any compartment of the knee.
METHODS
The first stage was the selection of treatment modalities to be considered. The second stage comprised a search of the electronic databases Medline and Embase using a combination of subject headings and keywords. All European language publications in the form of systematic reviews, meta-analyses, randomised controlled trials, controlled trials, and observational studies were included. During stage three all …
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