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- Title
Addressing the gaps: sex differences in osteoarthritis of the knee.
- Authors
Boyan, Barbara D.; Tosi, Laura L.; Coutts, Richard D.; Enoka, Roger M.; Hart, David A.; Nicolella, Daniel P.; Berkley, Karen J.; Sluka, Kathleen A.; Kent Kwoh, C.; O'Connor, Mary I.; Kohrt, Wendy M.; Resnick, Eileen
- Abstract
The article discusses the gaps of sex differences in osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee. It notes that OA is the most common form of arthritis and the leading cause of disability in the U.S. with 13.9% afflicting adults aged 25 and older. It states that OA is consequently a progressive disorder which involves extensive damage and inflammation of joint cartilage, joint capsule and the bone. It mentions in the incidence of OA has been established through epidemiologic studies.
- Subjects
UNITED States; SEX differences (Biology); OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE injuries; SEX differentiation disorders; JOINT diseases; BONE diseases; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL models
- Publication
Biology of Sex Differences, 2013, Vol 4, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2042-6410
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/2042-6410-4-4