Knee arthritis
- Normal
- Start of disease
- Early stage
- Mid stage
- Late stage
- Very late
Diagnosis & staging
Pain
- Normal: pain level None
- Start of disease: pain level None
- Early stage: pain level Mild
- Mid stage: pain level Moderate
- Late stage: pain level High
- Very late: pain level Severe
Mobility
- Normal: mobility level 100%
- Start of disease: mobility level 100%
- Early stage: mobility level 75-90%
- Mid stage: mobility level 50-75%
- Late stage: mobility level 25-50%
- Very late: mobility level 10-25%
Daily Activities
- Normal: activity level 100%
- Start of disease: activity level 100%
- Early stage: activity level 75-90%
- Mid stage: activity level 50-75%
- Late stage: activity level 25-50%
- Very late: activity level 10-25%
Exam
- Normal:
Swelling ➝
Stiffness ➝
X-Ray ➝ - Start of disease:
-
-
Normal - Early stage:
+
+
Mild - Mid stage:
+ +
+ + +
Moderate - Late stage:
+ + +
+ + + +
Significant - Very late:
+ + + +
+ + + + +
Bone-on-bone
Self help
- Weight Loss: effective from Start of disease to Very late
- Activity Modification: effective from Start of disease to Late stage
- Basic Exercise: effective from Start of disease to Late stage
- Simple Pain Management: effective from Early stage to Late stage
Mainline treatment choices
Non-Operative
- Physiotherapy / Structure Exercise Programmes: effective from Early stage to Very late
- Prescription Analgesics: effective from Early stage to Late stage
- Braces & Wedges: effective from Early stage to Mid stage
- Steroid Injection: effective from Mid stage to Late stage
Operative
- Microfractures: effective from Mid stage to Late stage
- Osteotomy: effective from Mid stage to Late stage
- Partial Knee Replacement: effective from Mid stage to Late stage
- Total Knee Replacement: effective from Late stage to Very late
Alternatives
All
- Glucosamine & Chondroitin Tablets: effective from Early stage to Mid stage
- Platelet Injection: effective from Early stage to Late stage
- Alternative Medicine: effective from Early stage to Very late
- Therapeutic Arthroscopic Procedures: effective from Mid stage to Late stage
- Viscosupplement Injections: effective from Mid stage to Late stage
- Stem Cell Treatment: effective from Mid stage to Very late
- Chondral Graft: effective from Late stage to Late stage
Observation / No Treatment
- Observations / No Treatment: effective from Normal to Very late
No Treatment
1
Normal
Diagnosis & staging
Pain subcat name
None
Mobility subcat name
100%
Daily Activities subcat name
100%
Exam subcat name
Swelling ➝
Stiffness ➝
X-Ray ➝
Mainline treatment choices
Alternatives
Observation / <br> No Treatment subcat name
2
Start of disease
Diagnosis & staging
Pain subcat name
None
Mobility subcat name
100%
Daily Activities subcat name
100%
Exam subcat name
-
-
Normal
Self help subcat name
Mainline treatment choices
Alternatives
Observation / <br> No Treatment subcat name
3
Early stage
Diagnosis & staging
Pain subcat name
Mild
Mobility subcat name
75-90%
Daily Activities subcat name
75-90%
Exam subcat name
+
+
Mild
Self help subcat name
Mainline treatment choices
Non-Operative subcat name
Alternatives
All subcat name
Observation / <br> No Treatment subcat name
4
Mid stage
Diagnosis & staging
Pain subcat name
Moderate
Mobility subcat name
50-75%
Daily Activities subcat name
50-75%
Exam subcat name
+ +
+ + +
Moderate
Self help subcat name
Mainline treatment choices
Non-Operative subcat name
Operative subcat name
Alternatives
All subcat name
Observation / <br> No Treatment subcat name
5
Late stage
Diagnosis & staging
Pain subcat name
High
Mobility subcat name
25-50%
Daily Activities subcat name
25-50%
Exam subcat name
+ + +
+ + + +
Significant
Self help subcat name
Mainline treatment choices
Non-Operative subcat name
Operative subcat name
Alternatives
All subcat name
Observation / <br> No Treatment subcat name
6
Very late
Diagnosis & staging
Pain subcat name
Severe
Mobility subcat name
10-25%
Daily Activities subcat name
10-25%
Exam subcat name
+ + + +
+ + + + +
Bone-on-bone
Self help subcat name
Mainline treatment choices
Non-Operative subcat name
Operative subcat name
Alternatives
All subcat name
Observation / <br> No Treatment subcat name
No treatment is guaranteed to work, sometimes diseases will still continue to deteriorate. Alternative treatment options may not be available in all Trusts
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