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1. Interventions for improving the appropriate use of imaging in people with musculoskeletal conditions  [R]

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1. Chloroquines for the treatment of osteoarthritis  [P]
2. Nerve blocks (subcostal, lateral cutaneous, femoral, triple, psoas) for hip fractures  [R]
3. Oral or transdermal opioids for osteoarthritis of the knee or hip  [R]
4. Tramadol for osteoarthritis  [R]  [S]

Chondroitin

1. Chondroitin for osteoarthritis  [P]

1. Glucosamine therapy for treating osteoarthritis  [R]

1. Intraarticular corticosteroids for osteoarthritis of the knee  [R]  [S]

1. Acetaminophen for osteoarthritis  [R]  [S]
2. Doxycycline for osteoarthritis of the knee or hip  [R]

1. Rofecoxib for osteoarthritis  [R]

1. Viscosupplementation for osteoarthritis of the knee  [R]

1. Hormone replacement therapy for osteoarthritis in peri-menopausal and post-menopausal women  [P]

Biologics

1. Diacerein for osteoarthritis  [R]  [S]

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1. Acupuncture for osteoarthritis  [R]
2. Exercise for osteoarthritis of the knee  [R]
3. Herbal therapy for treating osteoarthritis  [R]
4. Homeopathy for osteoarthritis  [P]
5. Interventions for the management of temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis  [P]
6. Interventions for treating osteoarthritis of the big toe joint  [P]
7. Psychological therapies for the management of chronic pain (excluding headache) in adults  [R]
8. S-Adenosylmethionine for osteoarthritis of the knee or hip  [R]
9. Taping for knee osteoarthritis  [P]

1. Balneotherapy for osteoarthritis  [R]
2. Balneotherapy for rheumatoid arthritis  [R]

1. Low level laser therapy (Classes I, II and III) for treating osteoarthritis  [R]  [S]

1. Arthroscopic debridement for knee osteoarthritis  [R]
2. Cemented versus cementless surgical approach for total hip arthroplasty revision  [P]
3. Computer assisted knee arthroplasty for osteoarthritis and other non-traumatic diseases  [P]
4. Effects of different bearing surface materials on aseptic loosening of total hip arthroplasty in patients with osteoarthritis and other non-traumatic diseases of the hip  [P]
5. Joint lavage for osteoarthritis of the knee  [R]
6. Metal versus non-metal backing of the tibial component for total knee replacement for osteoarthritis and/or rheumatoid arthritis  [P]
7. Minimally invasive surgical approaches for total hip athroplasty in adults with osteoarthritis  [P]
8. Mobile bearing and fixed bearing prostheses for total knee arthroplasty for post-operative functional status in patients with osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis  [R]  [S]
9. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for preventing heterotophic bone formation after hip arthroplasty  [R]  [S]
10. Operative and non‑operative treatment options for dislocation of the hip following total hip arthroplasty  [R]
11. Osteotomy, compression and other modifications of surgical techniques for internal fixation of extracapsular hip fractures  [R]
12. Osteotomy for treating knee osteoarthritis  [R]  [S]
13. Patella resurfacing in total knee arthroplasty  [P]
14. Posterior versus lateral surgical approach for total hip arthroplasty in adults with osteoarthritis  [R]  [S]
15. Processed versus fresh frozen bone for impaction bone grafting in revision hip arthroplasty  [P]
16. Retention versus sacrifice of the posterior cruciate ligament in total knee replacement for treatment of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis  [R]
17. Surgery for shoulder osteoarthritis  [P]
18. Surgery for thumb (trapeziometacarpal joint) osteoarthritis  [R]
19. Surgical approaches in total knee arthroplasty  [P]

1. Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation for acute pain  [R]
2. Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) for chronic pain  [R]
3. Transcutaneous electrostimulation for osteoarthritis of the knee  [R]

1. Therapeutic ultrasound for osteoarthritis of the knee or hip  [R]

1. Thermotherapy for treatment of osteoarthritis  [R]  [S]

Surgical

1. Cemented versus cementless total hip arthroplasty for osteoarthritis and other non-traumatic diseases  [P]

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1. Aquatic exercise for the treatment of knee and hip osteoarthritis  [R]

1. Exercise for osteoarthritis of the hip  [R]
2. Home versus center based physical activity programs for older adults  [R]  [S]
3. Intensity of exercise for the treatment of osteoarthritis  [R]  [S]
4. Post-acute physiotherapy for primary total knee arthroplasty [P]

1. Pre-operative education for hip or knee replacement  [R]  [S]

1. Continuous passive motion following total knee arthroplasty  [R]  [S]

1. Electromagnetic fields for the treatment of osteoarthritis  [R]
2. Isokinetic exercise for improving knee flexor and extensor muscles  [P]
3. Traction for hip osteoarthritis  [P]

1. Braces and orthoses for treating osteoarthritis of the knee  [R]  [S]

Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation

1. Multidisciplinary rehabilitation programmes following joint replacement at the hip and knee in chronic arthropathy [R] 
2. Rehabilitation interventions for improving physical and psychosocial functioning after hip fracture in older people  [R]

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1. Phytoestrogens in the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis  [P]
2. Vitamin D and vitamin D analogues for preventing fractures associated with involutional and post-menopausal osteoporosis  [R]
3. Vitamin K for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis in post-menopausal women  [P]

1. Exercise for preventing and treating osteoporosis in postmenopausal women   [R]
2. Exercise for preventing low bone mass in young males and females  [P]
3. Physical activity for preventing and treating osteoporosis in men  [P]

Other

1. Alendronate for the primary and secondary prevention of osteoporotic fractures in postmenopausal women  [R]
2. Etidronate for the primary and secondary prevention of osteoporotic fractures in postmenopausal women  [R]
3. Gonadotrophin-releasing hormone analogues for endometriosis: bone mineral density  [R]
4. Risedronate for the primary and secondary prevention of osteoporotic fractures in postmenopausal women  [R]

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1. Alendronate for osteoporosis in postmenopausal women  [P]
2. Bisphosphonates for osteoporosis in people with cystic fibrosis  [R]
3. Bisphosphonates for steroid induced osteoporosis  [R]
4. Bisphosphonate therapy for children and adolescents with secondary osteoporosis  [R]
5. Bisphosphonate therapy for osteoporosis in children and adolescents without osteogenesis imperfecta  [P]
6. Intravenous zoledronate for postmenopausal osteoporosis  [P]

1. No reviews on this topic

1. Calcium and vitamin D for corticosteroid-induced osteoporosis  [R]
2. Calcium supplementation for improving bone mineral density in children  [R]

1. Calcitonin for preventing and treating corticosteroid-induced osteoporosis  [R]

1. Fluoride for treating postmenopausal osteoporosis  [R]

1. No reviews on this topic

Herbal

1. Herbal medicines for treating osteoporosis  [P]
2. Nutritional supplementation for hip fracture aftercare in older people  [R]

Selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMS) - 
(Nandrolone decanoate/Raloxifene/Tibolone)

1. No reviews on this topic

1. Human parathyroid hormone for the treatment of osteoporosis in post-menopausal women   [P]

1. Vitamin D with or without calcium for treating osteoporosis in postmenopausal women  [P]
2. Vitamin K for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis in post-menopausal women  [P]

1. No reviews on these topics

1. Statins for osteoporosis in postmenopausal women  [P]

Strontium Ralenate

1. Strontium ranelate for preventing and treating postmenopausal osteoporosis  [R]  [S]

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1. Exercise for preventing and treating osteoporosis in postmenopausal women  [R]

1. Pre-operative education for hip or knee replacement  [R]

Other

1. Arthroplasties (with and without bone cement) for proximal femoral fractures in adults  [R]
2. Bone grafts and bone substitutes for treating distal radial fractures in adults  [R]
3. Closed reduction methods for treating distal radial fractures in adults  [R]  [s]
4. Conservative interventions for treating distal radial fractures in adults  [R]  [S]
5. Conservative versus operative treatment for hip fractures in adults  [R]
6. Different methods of external fixation for treating distal radial fractures in adults  [R]
7. Gamma and other cephalocondylic intramedullary nails versus extramedullary implants for extracapsular hip fractures in adults  [R]  [s]
8. Hip protectors for preventing hip fractures in the elderly  [R] [s]
9. Internal fixation and comparisons of different fixation methods for treating distal radial fractures in adults  [P]
10. Internal fixation versus arthroplasty for intracapsular proximal femoral fractures in adults  [R] [s]
11. Internal versus external fixation for treating distal tibial pilon fractures in adults  [P]
12. Mobilisation strategies after hip fracture surgery in adults  [R]  [s]
13. Multidisciplinary rehabilitation for older people with hip fractures  [R]
14. Perioperative fluid volume optimization following proximal femoral fracture  [R]  [s]
15. Pre-operative traction for fractures of the proximal femur in adults  [R] [s]
16. Surgical interventions for treating distal radial fractures in adults  [R]  [s]

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1. No reviews on this topic

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1. No reviews on this topics

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1. Certolizumab pegol (CDP870) for rheumatoid arthritis in adults  [P]
2. Disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs in people with cystic fibrosis-related arthritis  [R]

Methotrexate

1. Folic acid and folinic acid for reducing side effects in patients receiving methotrexate for rheumatoid arthritis  [R]
2. Methotrexate for treating rheumatoid arthritis  [R]
3. Methotrexate monotherapy versus methotrexate combination therapy with non-biologic disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs for rheumatoid arthritis  [R]

1. Auranofin versus placebo in rheumatoid arthritis  [R]
2. Injectable gold for rheumatoid arthritis  [R]

1. Antimalarials for treating rheumatoid arthritis  [R]

1. Azathioprine for treating rheumatoid arthritis  [R]

1. Cyclophosphamide for treating rheumatoid arthritis  [R]

1. Cyclosporine for treating rheumatoid arthritis  [R]

1. Leflunomide for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis  [R]

1. Sulfasalazine for treating rheumatoid arthritis  [R]

1. Erythropoietin for anaemia in rheumatoid arthritis  [P]

1. Anakinra for rheumatoid arthritis  [R]

Penicillamine

1. Penicillamine for treating rheumatoid arthritis  [R]

Nitrogen Mustard/Mycophenolic acid/Antimicrobial

1. No reviews under these topics

Biologics

1. Abatacept for rheumatoid arthritis  [R]
2. Adalimumab for treating rheumatoid arthritis  [R]
3. Anakinra for rheumatoid arthritis  [P]
4. Biologic interventions for fatigue in rheumatoid arthritis  [P]
5. Biologics for rheumatoid arthritis: an overview of Cochrane reviews  [R]
6. Golimumab for rheumatoid arthritis  [R]
7. Rituximab for rheumatoid arthritis  [P]
8. Tocilizumab for rheumatoid arthritis  [R]

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1. Paracetamol versus nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for rheumatoid arthritis  [R]  [s]

1. Celecoxib for rheumatoid arthritis  [R]  [S]
2. Rofecoxib for rheumatoid arthritis  [R]

1. Anti-inflammatory drugs and analgesics for managing symptoms in people with cystic fibrosis-related arthritis  [R]
2. Opioid therapy for treating rheumatoid arthritis pain  [P]
3. Topical rubefacients for acute and chronic pain in adults  [R]

1. Anti-inflammatory drugs and analgesics for managing symptoms in people with cystic fibrosis-related arthritis  [R]
2. Moderate-term, low-dose corticosteroids for rheumatoid arthritis  [R]
3. Short-term low-dose corticosteroids versus placebo and nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs in rheumatoid arthritis  [R] [s]

1. Etanercept for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis  [R] [s]
2. Infliximab for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis  [R]

1. No reviews on these topics

Steroids

1. Effects of glucocorticoids on radiological progression in rheumatoid arthritis  [R]

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1. Mobile bearing and fixed bearing prostheses for total knee arthroplasty for post-operative functional status in patients with osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis  [R]  [S]
2. Surgical interventions for the rheumatoid shoulder  [R]

1. Assistive technology for rheumatoid arthritis  [R]
2. Balance training (proprioceptive training) for patients with rheumatoid arthritis  [R]
3. Dietary interventions for rheumatoid arthritis  [R]
4. Dynamic exercise for treating rheumatoid arthritis  [P]
5. Dynamic exercise programs (aerobic capacity and/or muscle strength training) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis  [R]
6. Herbal therapy for treating rheumatoid arthritis  [R]
7. Home-based exercise therapy for rheumatoid arthritis  [P]
8. Non-pharmacological interventions for fatigue in rheumatoid arthritis  [P]
9. Tai chi for treating rheumatoid arthritis  [R] [s]
10. Vitamin D for the treatment of chronic painful conditions in adults  [R]

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1. Occupational therapy for rheumatoid arthritis  [R] [s]
2. Splints and Orthosis for treating rheumatoid arthritis  [R] [s]

1. Aquatic therapy exercise for treating rheumatoid arthritis  [P]
2. Comprehensive physiotherapy for rheumatoid arthritis  [P]
3. Cyclophosphamide for treating rheumatoid arthritis   [R]
4. Dynamic exercise therapy for treating rheumatoid arthritis  [R]
5. Exercise therapy for the rheumatoid hand  [P]
6. Physiotherapy interventions for ankylosing spondylitis  [R]
7. Post-operative therapy for metacarpophalangeal arthroplasty  [R]

1. Thermotherapy for treating rheumatoid arthritis   [R]

1. Balneotherapy for rheumatoid arthritis  [R] [s]

1. Acupuncture  and electroacupuncture for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis  [R]  [S]
2. Electrical stimulation for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis  [R]
3. Low level laser therapy (Classes I, II and III) for treating rheumatoid arthritis  [R]
4. Therapeutic ultrasound for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis  [R]
5. Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in the hand   [R]  [S]

1. Patient education for adults with rheumatoid arthritis  [R] [s]

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