2019 American College of Rheumatology/Arthritis Foundation Guideline for the Management of Osteoarthritis of the Hand, Hip, and Knee

Objective To develop an evidence‐based guideline for the comprehensive management of osteoarthritis ( OA ) as a collaboration between the American College of Rheumatology ( ACR ) and the Arthritis Foundation, updating the 2012 ACR recommendations for the management of hand, hip, and knee OA . Methods We identified clinically relevant population, intervention, comparator, outcomes questions and critical outcomes in OA . A Literature Review Team performed a systematic literature review to summarize evidence supporting the benefits and harms of available educational, behavioral, psychosocial, physical, mind‐body, and pharmacologic therapies for OA . Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and…

• UD
  U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
• AF
  Arthritis Foundation
• BS
  Bristol-Myers Squibb
• EL
  Eli Lilly and Company
• P
  Pfizer
• G
  GlaxoSmithKline
• UO
  University of Pennsylvania
• TM
  Tufts Medical Center
• NL
  NYU Langone Medical Center
• UO
  University of Minnesota
• SO
  School of Medicine, Boston University
• JH
  Johns Hopkins University
• RU
  Rush University
• MU
  McMaster University
• MA
  Margaret A. Cargill Foundation
• RP
  Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
• AF
  Arcadia Fund
• ZP
  Zynerba Pharmaceuticals
• AP
  Agios Pharmaceuticals
• OC
  Omeros Corporation
• YU
  York University
• UO
  University of Toronto
• AP
  Astellas Pharma
• ES
  EMD Serono
• UO
  University of California, Davis
• NP
  Novartis Pharma
• SO
  School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• DS
  Daiichi Sankyo Europe