Sex Differences in Biomechanics Associated with Knee Osteoarthritis

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ID20392790
AuthorsErshela L Sims (0000-0002-3395-3516, Duke Medical Center, corresponding author), Julie M Carland (University of Arizona), Francis J Keefe (0000-0003-0583-9326, Duke Medical Center), Virginia B Kraus (0000-0001-8173-8258, Duke Medical Center), Farshid Guilak (0000-0001-7380-0330, Duke Medical Center), Daniel Schmitt (0000-0003-4314-5819, Duke Medical Center)
Year2009
Volume21
Issue3
Pages159-170
Publication date2009-07-31
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Women & Aging (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0895-2841 • E-ISSN: 1540-7322
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/08952840903054856
PMID20183142
PMCIDPMC3150542
OpenAlexW2060054554
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited26

Osteoarthritis of the knee is seen more frequently in females than males. However, few studies have examined the interplay of gender, gait mechanics, pain, and disability in persons with osteoarthritis. This study examines the influence of anthropometrics, radiographic disease severity, pain, and disability on gender differences in gait mechanics in patients with knee osteoarthritis. Gait mechanics for 26 men and 30 women were collected using 3-D kinematics and kinetics. Women had a significantly lower knee adduction moment than men and a significantly higher stride frequency. Within female subjects, variations in gait mechanics were primarily explained by weight, BMI, pain, and disability. In males, variations in gait mechanics were primarily explained by age and disability

Alternative medicine · Biomechanics · Gait · Kinesiology · Knee pain · Osteoarthritis · Physical medicine and rehabilitation · Physical therapy · STRIDE · Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies · Medicine · Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms · Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes · Anatomy

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