A 62-year-old man with chronic knee pain due to radiographically confirmed osteoarthritis reports reduced walking tolerance. He has BMI 32 kg/m² and t...

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A 62-year-old man with chronic knee pain due to radiographically confirmed osteoarthritis reports reduced walking tolerance. He has BMI 32 kg/m² and takes occasional acetaminophen. According to osteoarthritis management guidelines, which intervention should be emphasised as first-line?

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Structured exercise and weight loss programmes

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Long-term opioid therapy

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Arthroscopic debridement

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Routine intra-articular corticosteroid injections every month

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Prolonged bed rest to reduce joint stress

ca-mccqe1 MCQ (SBA): Osteoarthritis of the knee

A 62-year-old man with chronic knee pain due to radiographically confirmed osteoarthritis reports reduced walking tolerance. He has BMI 32 kg/m² and takes occasional acetaminophen. According to osteoarthritis management guidelines, which intervention should be emphasised as first-line?