Assessment of treatment modes in the whole survey compared with the experts’ opinion,1 expressed in mm on a visual analogue scale, where 0 = “I do not recommend its use”, and 100 = “I do recommend its use”
| Experts’ opinion | Survey (total) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No of responses | Mean value (mm) | |||||
| Values are mean (SD) or n. | ||||||
| HRT, hormone replacement therapy; IA, intra-articular; NSAIDs, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; SYSADOA, symptomatic slow acting drugs for osteoarthritis; TKR, total knee replacement. | ||||||
| Exercise | 82 (15) | 4069 | 76 (23) | |||
| TKR | 81 (33) | 4038 | 70 (24) | |||
| Paracetamol | 78 (22) | 4195 | 76 (23) | |||
| NSAIDs | 77 (24) | 4196 | 66 (22) | |||
| Education | 77 (25) | 4055 | 75 (24) | |||
| IA steroids | 71 (27) | 4196 | 46 (27) | |||
| Diet | 69 (29) | 4061 | 69 (31) | |||
| Sticks | 60 (32) | 4063 | 67 (24) | |||
| Lavage | 55 (28) | 3959 | 30 (26) | |||
| Insoles | 54 (34) | 4020 | 47 (30) | |||
| SYSADOA | 50 (27) | 3975 | 47 (27) | |||
| Topics | 50 (29) | 4010 | 44 (29) | |||
| Hyaluronic acid | 48 (24) | 3902 | 35 (26) | |||
| Osteotomy | 42 (31) | 4004 | 49 (29) | |||
| Opioids | 40 (21) | 4186 | 27 (25) | |||
| Patellar tape | 35 (28) | 3824 | 23 (22) | |||
| Arthroscopic debridement | 32 (28) | 3962 | 34 (26) | |||
| Psychotropic drugs | 28 (23) | 4035 | 17 (18) | |||
| Spa therapy | 28 (22) | 4049 | 49 (29) | |||
| Telephone contact | 27 (26) | 3882 | 30 (27) | |||
| Vitamins | 19 (22) | 4015 | 14 (18) | |||
| HRT | 15 (19) | 4001 | 12 (16) | |||
| Minerals | 14 (15) | 4010 | 19 (22) | |||