Approaches to Treating Knee Osteoarthritis: Surgery vs. Non-Surgery Treatment

• Main Authors: Filip Czyżewski (Author), Filip Banyś (Author), Konrad Bochen (Author), Stanisław Dudek (Author), Filip Jasiński (Author), Artur Łukawski (Author), Karolina Pasierb (Author), Julia Szałajska (Author), Iga Wiak (Author), Klaudia Wojtach (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, 2024-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.
• Notes: 10.12775/QS.2024.29.55564; 2450-3118
• Keywords: knee joint; osteoarthritis; surgery; knee osteoarthritis; Knee Injury; osteoarthritis treatment; Sports; GV557-1198.995; Sports medicine; RC1200-1245
• Source: Quality in Sport, Vol 29 (2024)

Introduction: Knee Osteoarthritis (KO) is a progressive, chronic disease that damage the joint cartilage of a knee and leads to a changes in a anatomy of the joint. Both surgical and non-surgical methods are used to treat the disease. In this study, we will compare the invasive vs non-invasive methods of KO treatment. Objectives: The review and presentation of the current state of knowledge on Treating Knee Osteoarthritis, comparing surgery vs non-surgery methods. Material and Methods: Review of the studies available on open access sources at PubMed, Google Scholar and National Library of Medicine. Conclusions: Surgery approach for the Knee Osteoarthritis treatment are more durable, have better pain relief and treat casually the OA. Similar effects cannot be reached by non-surgery methods yet. However, there is a big promise in future studies about non-surgery methods, which can also raise a Quality of Life significantly and even avoid or postpone an operation in some groups of patients.