A multi-page Primer

This Primer will help you to understand what can be done to help people with knee arthritis, and how important it is to understand the destructive process as early as possible.

Osteoarthritis of the knee has many precipitating causes, but once the process of joint destruction has begun, management often follows a common path, ending up with total knee replacement. Once the process becomes established, joint damage can become a rollercoaster.

First published in 2016, and reviewed August 2023 by Dr Sheila Strover (Clinical Editor)

 


FIRST PART: Knee osteoarthritis and diet

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