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Sex differences in biomechanics associated with knee osteoarthritis.

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Sims, EL; Carland, JM; Keefe, FJ; Kraus, VB; Guilak, F; Schmitt, D
Published in: J Women Aging
2009
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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.

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Francis Joseph Keefe
Author Francis Joseph Keefe Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Behavioral Medicine & Neur ...
Virginia Byers Kraus
Author Virginia Byers Kraus Medicine, Rheumatology and Immunology
Daniel Oliver Schmitt
Author Daniel Oliver Schmitt Evolutionary Anthropology

Published In

J Women Aging

DOI

10.1080/08952840903054856

EISSN

1540-7322

Publication Date

2009

Volume

21

Issue

3

Start / End Page

159 / 170

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Sex Distribution
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Prevalence
  • Osteoarthritis, Knee
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional
  • Humans
  • Gerontology
  • Female
 

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Sims, E. L., Carland, J. M., Keefe, F. J., Kraus, V. B., Guilak, F., & Schmitt, D. (2009). Sex differences in biomechanics associated with knee osteoarthritis. J Women Aging, 21(3), 159–170. https://doi.org/10.1080/08952840903054856
Sims, Ershela L., Julie M. Carland, Francis J. Keefe, Virginia B. Kraus, Farshid Guilak, and Daniel Schmitt. “Sex differences in biomechanics associated with knee osteoarthritis.” J Women Aging 21, no. 3 (2009): 159–70. https://doi.org/10.1080/08952840903054856.
Sims EL, Carland JM, Keefe FJ, Kraus VB, Guilak F, Schmitt D. Sex differences in biomechanics associated with knee osteoarthritis. J Women Aging. 2009;21(3):159–70.
Sims, Ershela L., et al. “Sex differences in biomechanics associated with knee osteoarthritis.” J Women Aging, vol. 21, no. 3, 2009, pp. 159–70. Pubmed, doi:10.1080/08952840903054856.
Sims EL, Carland JM, Keefe FJ, Kraus VB, Guilak F, Schmitt D. Sex differences in biomechanics associated with knee osteoarthritis. J Women Aging. 2009;21(3):159–170.

Published In

J Women Aging

DOI

10.1080/08952840903054856

EISSN

1540-7322

Publication Date

2009

Volume

21

Issue

3

Start / End Page

159 / 170

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Sex Distribution
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Prevalence
  • Osteoarthritis, Knee
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional
  • Humans
  • Gerontology
  • Female