Identifying and prioritizing clinical guideline recommendations most relevant to physical therapy practice for hip and/or knee osteoarthritis.

Anatomical Regions:

Hip / pelvic girdle, Knee

Conditions / Diseases:

Arthritis

Treatment:

Clinical practice guidelines

J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2019 Jul;49(7):501-512. Teo PL, Hinman RS, Egerton T, Dziedzic KS, Bennell KL.

Background: Physical therapists are key providers of conservative management for hip and/or knee osteoarthritis (OA), yet not all guideline recommendations are tailored to their scope of practice.

Purpose: To identify and prioritize the most important recommendations relevant to physical therapy practice for hip and/or knee OA.

Conclusion: This study identified and ranked the most important recommendations relevant to physical therapy practice for hip and/or knee OA.

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