Hand Osteoarthritis - New EULAR Treatment Guidelines

Osteoarthritis impacts hands, hips, and knees differently. The joints are different in terms of anatomy and function, and patients are different in terms of appropriateness of treatment and response to treatment.

Symptomatic hand osteoarthritis affects 20 percent of people over 55 years of age. A EULAR (The European League Against Rheumatism) task force which previously released recommendations for the treatment of hip and knee osteoarthritis, has released guidelines for the treatment of hand osteoarthritis.

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The EULAR task force, analyzed evidence-based research and came to a consensus that 11 recommendations based on 17 treatment modalities was most appropriate for the treatment of hand osteoarthitis. Read more about New EULAR Treatment Guidelines for Hand Osteoarthritis.

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