Abstract
The diagnosis of arthrosis of the knee is based on anamnestic, clinical and radiological findings. Epidemiological Danish data are presented with a diagnostic algorithm. Treatment ranges from initially conservative - although with limited evidence of cost-benefit efficiency - towards surgical intervention. As opposed to dogma suggesting a delay of arthroplasty, early surgical intervention results in improved outcomes. Optimal treatment of co-morbidities and control of haemoglobin before referral to surgery optimizes patient outcome.
| Bidragets oversatte titel | Arthrosis of the knee - diagnosis and treatment. |
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| Originalsprog | Dansk |
| Tidsskrift | Ugeskrift for læger [online] |
| Vol/bind | 176 |
| Udgave nummer | 12 |
| Sider (fra-til) | V03130155 |
| ISSN | 1603-6824 |
| Status | Udgivet - 9 jun. 2014 |