| Title： | Guidelines for diagnosis and non-surgical treatment of early knee osteoarthritis（2023年） |
| Edition： | Original |
| Classification： | Standard guideline |
| Field： | Diagnosis and Treatment |
| Countries and regions： | China |
| Guidelines users： | For early-stage KOA patients and doctors specializing in orthopedics, rheumatology, internal medicine, etc. |
| Evidence classification method： | According to the guidelines of the World Health Organization, experts recommend using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) approach to assess the quality of evidence and the strength of recommendations in the development of guidance manuals. (http://www.gradeworkinggroup.org/) |
| Development unit： | Osteoarthrosis Committee of Chinese Aging Well Association；Zhejiang provinvial Hospital of Chinese Medicine |
| Registration time: | 2023-11-12 |
| Registration number： | PREPARE-2023CN905 |
| Purpose of the guideline: | The current guidelines in China do not have a clear definition for early-stage knee osteoarthritis. Particularly for clinical orthopedic doctors, the treatment focus is mainly on surgery, with insufficient emphasis on non-surgical treatments. The development of these guidelines will aid in the diagnosis and treatment of early-stage knee osteoarthritis, and help slow down its progression. |
