UK sources of information and / or support

 Patient UK

Has a leaflet on Osteoarthritis.

 Arthritis Care

The UK's largest voluntary organisation working with and for people with arthritis from every section of the community.

 Osteoarthritis

Reliable information provided by Arthritis Research UK.

  Osteoarthritis

A patient guide to complement the NICE guideline of the same name.

 Arthroscopic knee washout, with or without debridement, for the treatment of osteoarthritis

A patient guide to complement the NICE guideline of the same name.

 Artificial Metacarpophalangeal and Interphalangeal Joint Replacement for End-Stage Arthritis

A patient guide to complement the NICE guideline of the same name.

 Artificial Trapeziometacarpal (TMC) Joint Replacement for End-Stage Osteoarthritis

A patient guide to complement the NICE guideline of the same name.

 Medicine Guide for Osteoarthritis

Medicine Guides provide reliable information about medicines (drugs), conditions and the different treatment options available. They have been developed in the UK as part of the Medicines Information Project.

 Osteoarthritis

Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.

 Osteoarthritis

Information from BUPA.

See also related Patient UK pages:

• shoulder problems
• elbow problems
• hand problems
• neck pain
• back pain
• hip problems
• knee problems
• foot problems
• joint replacement

Further sources / more detailed information

Some non-UK sites

The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.

• Non-UK disease / illness sites
• Non-UK self-help / support group sites

More detailed medical information

The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.

• PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
• Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
• Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, etc.
• Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
• Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
• Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.