Osteoarthritis and cartilage
Sex differences in preoperative pain intensity among patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty: A propensity score-matched cross-sectional study.
So Tanaka, Yuta Tomooka, Akira Mibu, Ryota Imai, Hirofumi Yamashita, Masahiro Manfuku, Keiko Yamada, Masami Tokunaga, Takaaki Yoshimoto, Takahiro Ushida, Tomohiko Nishigami
Published: 202510.1016/j.joca.2025.12.009
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Although sex differences in knee osteoarthritis (OA) pain are well documented, previous studies have not adequately adjusted for structural and inflammatory confounders. Clarifying whether preoperative sex differences in pain persist afte…
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