| Title： | Expert consensus on the diagnosis and treatment of knee osteoarthritis |
| Edition： | Original |
| Classification： | Experts consensus |
| Field： | Diagnosis and Treatment |
| Countries and regions： | China |
| Guidelines users： | Clinicians |
| Evidence classification method： | GRADE |
| Development unit： | The Second Affiliated Hospital Of Xi'an Jiaotong University (Xibei Hospital) |
| Registration time: | 2023-03-31 |
| Registration number： | PREPARE-2023CN209 |
| Purpose of the guideline: | To provide a new, more effective and more economical diagnosis and treatment plan for the "knee preservation" treatment of elderly patients with knee osteoarthritis, trying to achieve painless and functional retention of the knee joint, to achieve the ultimate goal of avoiding total knee replacement as far as possible. |
