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CORR Insights^®: Women Demonstrate More Pain and Worse Function Before THA but Comparable Results 12 Months After Surgery

Author: Stephen Lyman, PhD

Published in: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® | Issue 12/2015

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Substantial evidence [1, 3, 4] suggests that women have worse preoperative hip-specific health status than men at the time they undergo hip arthroplasty. The reasons for this disparity are multifactorial, and have not been completely illuminated. It appears that women seek operative intervention later in the course of hip osteoarthritis, but the reason for this is unclear. It may be related to gender-based roles, such as care-giving for a spouse or loved one, or it may be more willingness to tolerate pain [2]. The fact that no appreciable difference in outcomes after surgery has been found—despite the preoperative differences—suggests that hip arthroplasty is a highly effective procedure for women. …

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Title: CORR Insights®: Women Demonstrate More Pain and Worse Function Before THA but Comparable Results 12 Months After Surgery
Author: Stephen Lyman, PhD
Publication date: 01-12-2015
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® / Issue 12/2015
Print ISSN: 0009-921X
Electronic ISSN: 1528-1132
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11999-015-4548-7

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CORR Insights^®: Women Demonstrate More Pain and Worse Function Before THA but Comparable Results 12 Months After Surgery

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