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Samson DJ, Grant MD, Ratko TA, et al. Treatment of Primary and Secondary Osteoarthritis of the Knee. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2007 Sep. (Evidence Reports/Technology Assessments, No. 157.)
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? | unknown; unclear |
1° | primary |
2° | secondary |
A | arthroscopy |
Acet | acetaminophen |
ACR | American College of Rheumatology |
ADL | Activities of Daily Living |
ADL | arthroscopy, lavage, and debridement |
AE(s) | adverse events |
AL | arthroscopy and lavage |
ARA | American Rheumatism Association |
BMI | body mass index |
CI | confidence interval |
D | debridement |
dis | disease |
FE | fixed effects |
GH | glucosamine hydrochloride |
GS | glucosamine sulfate |
HSS | Hospital for Special Surgery |
IA | intra-articular |
ITT | intention-to-treat |
JSN | joint space narrowing |
K-L | Kellgren-Lawrence |
L | lavage |
LI | Lequesne Index |
MA(s) | meta-analysis(es) |
mn | mean |
mo(s) | month(s) |
N | number |
n | number |
N | no |
NR | not reported |
NS | nonsignificant |
NSAID(s) | nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug(s) |
NSD | no significant difference |
OA | osteoarthritis |
OAK | osteoarthritis of the knee |
OMERACT-OARSI | Outcomes Measures in Rheumatology Clinical Trials-Osteoarthritis Research Society |
Pl | placebo |
PT | physical therapy |
pts | patients |
RCT(s) | randomized, controlled trial(s) |
RE | random effects |
rng | range |
RR | relative risk |
sd | standard deviation |
SEM | standard error of the mean |
SMD | standardized mean difference |
Tx | treatment |
USPSTF | U.S. Preventive Services Task Force |
VAS | visual analog scale |
WMD | weighted mean difference |
WOMAC | Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index |
Y | yes |
yr(s) | year(s) |