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Musculoskeletal (Specialty)

Resources related to bones, joints, and muscles.

Reviewed by Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MRCGP (General Practitioner)
Last reviewed: 21 October 2025
MusculoskeletalOrthopaedics

Clinical Guidelines

CKS: Musculoskeletal
National
NICE guideline [NG59]
National
NICE: Musculoskeletal conditions
National
UK clinical guideline for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis
National
AAOS Clinical Practice Guidelines
Local
Canadian Consensus Statement on Early Optimal Therapy in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
Local
Consortium Consensus Statement. BMC Health Serv Res. 2020;20
Local
EFORT White Book: Orthopaedics and Traumatology in Europe
Local

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