Brandt, Kenneth D. <br/><br/>
Diagnosis and nonsurgical management of osteoarthritis / 
 Nonsurgical management of osteoarthritis 
Kenneth D. Brandt. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - Caddo, OK :  Professional Communications, Inc.,  c1996 
 - 3viii, 225 p. :  ill. (some col.) ;  19 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliograpahical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Definition of osteoarthritis -- Epidemiology -- Pathology -- Pathogenesis -- Clinical features -- Pitfalls in the diagnosis of OA -- Synovial fluid analysis -- Radiography -- Nonmedicinal therapy for OA pain -- Acetaminophen and nonspecific NSAIDs -- NSAIDs that are specific inhibitors of COX-2 -- Opiods -- Rubefacients and capsaicin cream -- Intra-articular injection of corticosteroid -- Intra-articular injection of hyaluronic acid -- A rational strategy for therapy of OA pain -- Disease-modifying drugs for OA pain -- Surgical intervention. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1884735096 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>95-073124 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Osteoarthritis.<br/>Osteoarthritis--Diagnosis.<br/>Osteoarthritis.<br/>Osteoarthritis--diagnosis<br/>Osteoarthritis--therapy.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RC931.O67  / B728 1996 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>616.7/223