OARSI guidelines for the non-surgical management of knee, hip, and polyarticular osteoarthritis

Bannuru RR, Osani MC, Vaysbrot EE, et al. · Osteoarthritis and Cartilage

The OARSI expert panel did not recommend glucosamine or chondroitin for disease modification and gave them negative recommendations for symptom management in knee OA, citing low-quality and conflicting evidence.

Population

Evidence-based guideline for knee, hip, and polyarticular OA management

Intervention

Guideline appraisal of non-surgical treatments including glucosamine and chondroitin

Comparator

n/a

Limitations

Guideline, not primary data; recommendations pool heterogeneous formulations.