Mechanical contributors to sex differences in idiopathic knee osteoarthritis

Mechanical contributors to sex differences in idiopathic knee osteoarthritis

The occurrence of knee osteoarthritis (OA) increases with age and is more common in women compared with men, especially after the age of 50 years. Recent work suggests that contact stress in the knee cartilage is a significant predictor of the risk for developing knee OA. Significant gaps in knowled...

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Main Authors: Nicolella, Daniel P, O’Connor, Mary I, Enoka, Roger M, Boyan, Barbara D, Hart, David A, Resnick, Eileen, Berkley, Karen J, Sluka, Kathleen A, Kwoh, C Kent, Tosi, Laura L, Coutts, Richard D, Havill, Lorena M, Kohrt, Wendy M
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3560206/

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