The treatments for osteophytes in the knees of the elderly are as follows: 1. Regarding the amount of exercise and the way of exercise, reducing the load on the knee joints, especially the vertical load and the rotational load, can reduce the speed and degree of degeneration of the knee joints, and the affected joints should avoid excessive loading. The affected joints should avoid overloading. Long standing, kneeling and squatting should be avoided, especially to reduce repeated squatting, standing up, hiking, going up and down the stairs, etc., and if necessary, use canes, walkers, etc. to assist in the activities. Some exercises such as swimming, stationary bicycle with little resistance, tai chi, etc., can promote the coordinated movement of muscles and muscle strength enhancement, which is beneficial for delaying degeneration and reducing pain and other symptoms; 2. Obese patients should reduce their weight; 3. Attention should be paid to strengthening the strength of the muscles around the joints, such as quadriceps muscle strength exercises, such as straight-leg raising; 4. Physical therapy: such as ultrashort-wave or long-wave, laser, etc., to irradiate the bone spurs. Physiotherapy: such as ultrashort wave or long wave, laser, etc. to irradiate the bone spurs, and use hot towel to apply hot compresses every day, or lower limb traction, etc.; 5, traditional Chinese medicine: give the painful parts moderate massage, cupping therapy, acupuncture, knife, etc.; 6, drug therapy: including the application of acetaminophen, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, dextrose, bisacodyl, sodium hyaluronate, peach kernel pills, soothing tendons, blood and pain relief cream, etc.; 7, the combination of Arthroscopic surgery should be given to those with meniscus injury and free body, and arthroplasty is feasible for patients with severe conservative treatment.