Gender difference in varus-valgus laxity in osteoarthritis of the knee [5]

Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 157-159

  Van Der Esch, M ^a   Steultjens, M P M ^a,b   Lems, W F ^a,b   Dekker, J ^a,b  

^a JAN VAN BREEMEN INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN;

ADULT; ARTHROPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT LAXITY; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE SURGERY; LANGUAGE; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NETHERLANDS; POLYARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGED; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 34247640146     PISSN: 03009742     EISSN: 15027732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03009740600905372     Document Type: Letter

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