Gender differences exist in the presentation of musculoskeletal disease, and recognition of
the differences between men and women's burden of disease and response to treatment is …

Background Orthopaedic studies have reported the prevalence of injuries and outcomes
after treatment in men and women patients, and although these differences have been …

Disease prevalence rates differ for men and women; this comes as news neither to
physicians nor to laypersons. Likewise, women's life expectancies differ from those of men …

The prevalence, incidence, and severity of osteoarthritis are different in women than in men.
Women are more likely than men to suffer from osteoarthritis, and women experience more …

Osteoarthritis (OA) of the hip and knee is a significant public health issue and a leading
cause of functional disability and compromised quality of life in older patients [1]. Emerging …

Objective. To determine whether women have worse functional status than men at the time
of laminectomy for degenerative spinal stenosis or total joint arthroplasty for degenerative …

Osteoarthritis (OA) affects more than 300 million individuals globally, with higher prevalence
in women than in men. In addition, OA affects women and men differently, with women …

Osteoarthritis is a disease that progresses over time and culminates in the destruction of
articular cartilage and joints. Thus, with an increasing elderly population the treatment of …

Background Osteoporosis is generally thought of as a “woman's disease” because the
prevalence of osteoporosis and the rate of fractures are much higher in postmenopausal …

Although the adaptations that accompany advancing age may be a major factor in its
etiology in older patients, early-onset OA is becoming more common. Women with physically …