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[Treatment of arthroses in the elderly patient]
1Service de Rhumatologie, Hôpital de Bois Guillaume, CHU de Rouen, F76031 Rouen. Othmane.Mejjad@chu-rouen.fr
Presse Medicale (Paris, France : 1983)
|February 24, 2001
Abstract
Background:
Elderly subjects with osteoarthritis are treated with analgesic drugs, non-steroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAID) and intra-articular corticosteroid injections as well as symptomatic slow acting drugs in osteoarthritis (Sy-SADOA).
Basic Regimens:
Initial treatment for osteoarthritis pain should be paracetamol, followed by NSAID if necessary, especially in the elderly, because of their adverse effects.
Efficacy:
Sy-SADOA are effective on pain and function with a persistent effect, allowing the reduction of analgesic and NSAID dosage.