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What is knee osteoarthritis?

What clinicians need to know

The standard contains eight quality statements to ensure that people with osteoarthritis of the knee receive timely assessment and optimal management, to enhance quality of life and lessen the disability caused by knee osteoarthritis.

What healthcare services need to know

The Osteoarthritis of the Knee Clinical Care Standard contains eight quality statements describing the care that people over the age of 45 years should be offered if they are experiencing knee pain and are suspected of having knee osteoarthritis.

For clinicians and healthcare services

Information is also available on what each quality statement means for:

Indicator specifications

The Commission develops clinical care standards with advice from multidisciplinary topic working group that include clinicians, consumers, and researchers.

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