Barriers and Facilitators Associated with Non-Surgical Treatment Use for Osteoarthritis Patients in Orthopaedic Practice.

INTRODUCTION:International evidence-based guidelines for the management of patients with hip and knee osteoarthritis (OA) recommend to start with (a combination of) non-surgical treatments, and using surgical intervention only if a patient does not respond sufficiently to non-surgical treatment opti...

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Main Authors: Stefanie N Hofstede, Perla J Marang-van de Mheen, Thea P M Vliet Vlieland, Cornelia H M van den Ende, Rob G H H Nelissen, Leti van Bodegom-Vos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4723077?pdf=render