Osteoarthritis of the knee clinical care standard indicators: 2a-Local arrangements for clinically based diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis without use of imaging for people with knee pain and other symptoms suggestive of osteoarthritis
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Metadata item type: | Indicator |
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Indicator type: | Indicator |
Short name: | Indicator 2a-Local arrangements for clinically based diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis without use of imaging for people with knee pain and other symptoms suggestive of osteoarthritis |
METEOR identifier: | 644277 |
Registration status: | Health, Standard 02/08/2017 |
Description: | Documented evidence of local arrangements to ensure that patients presenting with knee pain and other symptoms suggestive of osteoarthritis are clinically diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis, without imaging, unless an alternative diagnosis is suspected (for example, insufficiency fracture, malignancy). |
Rationale: | There is a weak association between symptoms of knee osteoarthritis (including pain and disability) and imaging findings (Bedson & Croft 2008; Fernandes et al. 2013; Guermazi et al. 2012; Kinds et al. 2011; Thorstensson 2009). |
Indicator set: | Clinical care standard indicators: osteoarthritis of the knee Health, Standard 02/08/2017 |
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