Controversy: Hirudotherapy (Leech Therapy) as an Alternative Treatment for Osteoarthritis

• Main Authors: Felicia Gunawan (Author), Yossico R Wibowo (Author), Nur C Bunawan (Author), Jesse H Turner (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Interna Publishing, 2016-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common degenerative joint disease found in the elderly. Drug options that are recommended by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeon (AAOS) are acetaminophen, NSAIDs, tramadol, capscaicin and intraarticular corticosteroids. However, there is concern for the possib...