| Title： | Expert consensus on integrated diagnosis and treatment of traditional Chinese and Western medicine for elderly knee osteoarthritis in the early and middle stages |
| Edition： | Original |
| Classification： | Experts consensus |
| Field： | Diagnosis and Treatment |
| Countries and regions： | China |
| Guidelines users： | Medical staff from relevant departments such as sports medicine, joint surgery, rehabilitation, pain, and traditional Chinese medicine. |
| Evidence classification method： | GRADE |
| Development unit： | The Second Affiliated Hospital Of Xi'an Jiaotong University (Xibei Hospital) |
| Registration time: | 2023-06-06 |
| Registration number： | PREPARE-2023CN386 |
| 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 in the early and middle years, trying to achieve painless and well-functioning knee joint preservation, and achieve the ultimate goal of avoiding total knee replacement as far as possible. |
