It Is the Time to Think About a Treat-to-Target Strategy for Knee Osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a rheumatic disease that affects the well-being of the patient, compromises physical and mental function, and affects other quality of life aspects. In the literature, several evidence-based guidelines and recommendations for the management of knee osteoarthritis (KOA) are ava...

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Published in:Therapeutics and clinical risk management 2019-01, Vol.15, p.1479-1482
Main Authors: Migliore, A, Gigliucci, G, Petrella, R J, Bannuru, R R, Chevalier, X, Maheu, E, Raman, R, Herrero-Beaumont, G, Isailovic, N, Matucci Cerinc, M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Algorithms
Arthritis
Biomarkers
Cholesterol
Chronic illnesses
Clinical trials
Disease management
Expert Opinion
Fractures
Knee
knee osteoarthritis
Older people
Osteoarthritis
Pain
Patient satisfaction
Patients
Quality of life
treat to target
Well being
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Summary:Osteoarthritis (OA) is a rheumatic disease that affects the well-being of the patient, compromises physical and mental function, and affects other quality of life aspects. In the literature, several evidence-based guidelines and recommendations for the management of knee osteoarthritis (KOA) are available. These recommendations list the different therapeutic options rather than addressing a hierarchy between the treatments and defining the real target. Therefore, a question arises: are patients and physicians satisfied with the current management of KOA? Actually, the answer may be negative, thus suggesting a change in our therapeutic strategies. In this article, we address this challenge by suggesting that it is time to develop a "treat to target strategy" for KOA.
ISSN:1176-6336
1178-203X
1178-203X
DOI:10.2147/TCRM.S221562