this is the reference for ACR for the classification and reporting Knee OA:
R. Altman, E. Asch, D. Bloch, G. Bole, D. Borenstein, K. Brandt, et al. The American College of Rheumatology criteria for the classification and reporting of osteoarthritis of the knee. Arthritis Rheum 1986;29:1039--1049.
and Recommendations for treatment:
Arthritis Care & Research
Vol. 64, No. 4, April 2012, pp 465–474 DOI 10.1002/acr.21596
American College of Rheumatology 2012 Recommendations for the Use of Nonpharmacologic and Pharmacologic Therapies in Osteoarthritis of the Hand, Hip, and Knee
MARC C. HOCHBERG,1 ROY D. ALTMAN,2 KARINE TOUPIN APRIL,3 MARIA BENKHALTI,3 GORDON GUYATT,4 JESSIE MCGOWAN,3 TANVEER TOWHEED,5 VIVIAN WELCH,3 GEORGE WELLS,3 AND PETER TUGWELL