Table 1.

Search terms for Medline and no. results found.

Search TermsRecords Found
knee[MeSH Terms] OR knee[Title/Abstract] OR knees [Title/Abstract] OR hip[MeSH Terms] OR hip [Title/Abstract] OR hips[Title/Abstract]231,642
osteoarthritis[MeSH Terms] OR arthrosis[MeSH Terms] OR osteoarthritis[Title/Abstract] OR osteoarthritides [Title/Abstract] OR arthrosis[Title/Abstract] OR “Degenerative joint disease”[Title/Abstract] OR “degenerative arthritis”[Title/Abstract]320,969
1 AND 264,581
flare[Title/Abstract] OR flares[Title/Abstract] OR exacerbation[Title/Abstract] OR “osteoarthritis pain” [Title/Abstract] OR “tender joint”[Title/Abstract] OR “swollen joint”[Title/Abstract] OR “morning stiffness” [Title/Abstract] OR “nocturnal awakenings”[Title/Abstract] OR “inflammatory status”[Title/Abstract] OR “knee effusion”[Title/Abstract] OR “acute inflammation” [Title/Abstract]52,135
3 AND 4974
5 NOT (“arthritis, rheumatoid”[MeSH Terms] OR “rheumatoid arthritis”[Title/Abstract] OR “spondylitis, ankylosing”[MeSH Terms] OR “ankylosing spondylitis” [Title/Abstract])730