References

Here is the list of references referred to in this week’s content. Please feel free to bookmark any for future reference.

1. Arthritis & Osteoporosis Victoria. A Problem Worth Solving. The rising cost of musculoskeletal conditions in Australia. 2013.
2. National Strategic Action Plan for Arthritis Commonwealth of Australia as represented by the Department of Health. The National strategic action plan for arthritis ISBN: 978-0-64833-27-9-4; 2019.
3. Fernandes L et al. EULAR recommendations for the non-pharmacological core management of hip and knee osteoarthritis. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 2013;72:1125-35.
4. Bannuru RR et al. OARSI guidelines for the non-surgical management of knee, hip and polyarticular osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2019 Nov;27 (11):1578-1589. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2019.06.011. Epub 2019 Jul 3.
5. National Clinical Guideline Centre. Osteoarthritis. Care and management in adults. Clinical guideline CG177. Methods, evidence and recommendations. London; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, 2014.
6. The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. Guideline for the management of knee and hip osteoarthritis. 2nd edn. East Melbourne, Vic: RACGP, 2018.
7. Kolasinski, SL et al. 2019 American College of Rheumatology/Arthritis Foundation Guideline for the Management of Osteoarthritis of the Hand, Hip, and Knee. Arthritis Care Res 2020;72:149-162.
8. Runciman W et al. CareTrack: assessing health care in Australia. Med J Aust 2012;197:100-5.
9. Brand C et al. Management of osteoarthritis in general practice in Australia. Arthritis Care Res 2014;66:551-8.
10. Hinman R et al. Use of nondrug, nonoperative interventions by community-dwelling people with hip and knee osteoarthritis. Arthritis Care Res 2015; 7:305-9.
11. Haskins R et al. Health professional consultation and use of conservative management strategies in patients with knee or hip osteoarthritis awaiting orthopaedic consultation. Aust J Primary Health 2014;20(3):305-10. dx.doi.org/10.1071/PY13064.
12. Aust. Institute of Health & Welfare. Use of health services for arthritis & osteoporosis. National Centre for Monitoring Arthritis & Musculoskeletal Conditions; Canberra, 2010.
13. Mitchell HL & Hurley MV. Management of chronic knee pain: survey of patient preferences & treatment received. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2008;9(123).

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