Which patients are considered for BOA?
People with non traumatic pain, sufficient to seek healthcare, and attributed by a clinician to hip or knee are included in BOA. People with inflammatory joint disease, cancer, hip fracture, or other disease with more severe symptoms are excluded.
The core treatment of osteoarthritis according to Swedish as well as international treatment recommendations are information, exercise and weight control. This treatment should be offered anyone with osteoarthritis as early as possible during the course of the disease. Some might need pain reducing treatment or aids as a complement. Total joint replacement is a very powerful treatment for those with most severe disease, but most patients with osteoarthritis will never need surgical treatment.
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