Women are disproportionately impacted by knee and hip osteoarthritis: why does this happen and how can we address it?

Br J Sports Med. 2024 Jul 1;58(14):756-757. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2024-108688.

Authors

Andrea M Bruder^{1

2}, Melissa J Haberfield², Michael J M O'Brien^{2

3}, Joanne L Kemp²

Affiliations

¹ Discipline of Physiotherapy, School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia a.bruder@latrobe.edu.au.
² Latrobe Sport Exercise Medicine Research Centre, School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
³ Melbourne Orthopaedic Group, Windsor, Victoria, Australia.

PMID: 38889957
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2024-108688

No abstract available

Keywords: Hip; Knee; Osteoarthritis; Rehabilitation; Women.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Female
Humans
Osteoarthritis, Hip*
Osteoarthritis, Knee* / therapy
Sex Factors