Question

A 70-year-old woman with radiographic knee osteoarthritis complains of chronic knee pain limiting walking. She is overweight with BMI 32 kg/m² but otherwise healthy. According to RACGP osteoarthritis and Osteoarthritis of the Knee Clinical Care Standard, what is the cornerstone of first-line management?

Accepted Answer

Exercise therapy and weight loss interventions

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Immediate total knee replacement

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Long-term opioid analgesia

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Intra-articular corticosteroid injections as first-line

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Prolonged bed rest

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