[Guidelines of the Croatian Society for Rheumatology for the treatment of knee and hip osteoarthritis].

Osteoarthritis of the hip and the knee belongs to one of the most disabiliting conditions. Treatment goals for these patients include a reduction in pain, an improvement in joint mobility and to limit functional impairment. To properly manage osteoarthritis, both nonpharmacologic (non-interventional) and pharmacologic modalities may be employed, while minority of patients will require surgery. According to the available evidence for available therapies and experts' opinion here we present guidelines for the treatment of hip and the knee osteoarthritis in Croatia.