RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Osteoarthritis: No cure, but many options for symptom relief
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 665
OP 671
VO 67
IS 9
A1 Mckinney, Robert H.
A1 Ling, Shari Miura
YR 2000
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/67/9/665.abstract
AB Because curative disease-modifying medications for osteoarthritis are still not available, medical management strategies focus on pain relief. Other goals are to identify functional deficits early and to start restorative, if not preventive, rehabilitation. We review recent developments and summarize the clinical features and treatments currently available.