Appropriateness of clinical and organizational criteria for intra-articular injection therapies in osteoarthritis: A Delphi method consensus initiative among experts in Italy

• Main Authors: Marco Paoloni (Author), Andrea Bernetti (Author), Alberto Belelli (Author), Ovidio Brignoli (Author), Sandro Buoso (Author), Achille Patrizio Caputi (Author), Fabio Catani (Author), Daniela Coclite (Author), Massimo Fini (Author), Lorenzo Mantovani (Author), Alberto Migliore (Author), Antonello Napoletano (Author), Ugo Viora (Author), Valter Santilli (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 2015-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to identify the main aspects involved in patient selection, the choice of therapeutic agents and the safety profile, as well as the medico-legal and organizational aspects of intra-articular injection therapies for osteoarthritis. METHODS: A committee of 10 expert...