Addressing the gaps: Sex differences in osteoarthritis of the knee

Biology of Sex Differences

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Boyan, Barbara D ^b   Tosi, Laura L ^e   Coutts, Richard D ^a   Enoka, Roger M ^a   Hart, David A ^a   Nicolella, Daniel P ^a   Berkley, Karen J ^a,c   Sluka, Kathleen A ^a   Kwoh, C Kent ^a   O'Connor, Mary I ^a,d   Kohrt, Wendy M ^a   Resnick, Eileen ^a  

^a Society for Women's Health Research   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^e CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal models of osteoarthritis; Bones; Estrogen; Knee as an organ; Knee biomechanics and osteoarthritis; Ligaments; Musculoskeletal tissues; Pain perception in knee osteoarthritis; Rapid actions; Sex differences in response to sex steroids; Tendons; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887891007     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20426410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2042-6410-4-4     Document Type: Review

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