Non-surgical interventional treatments for knee osteoarthritis: The need for different perspectives, cross-specialty collaboration, and preclinical and translational research

Steven P Cohen^{1

2}, Ludger Gerdesmeyer³, Zachary L McCormick⁴

Affiliations

¹ Departments of Anesthesiology, Neurology, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and Neurosurgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
² Departments of Anesthesiology and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA.
³ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology, Public Health Clinic, Kiel, Germany.
⁴ Division of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.

Editorial

Steven P Cohen et al. Interv Pain Med. 2024.

. 2024 Jan 15;3(1):100385.

doi: 10.1016/j.inpm.2024.100385. eCollection 2024 Mar.

Steven P Cohen^{1

2}, Ludger Gerdesmeyer³, Zachary L McCormick⁴

¹ Departments of Anesthesiology, Neurology, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and Neurosurgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
² Departments of Anesthesiology and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA.
³ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology, Public Health Clinic, Kiel, Germany.
⁴ Division of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflicts of interest for this manuscript.

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