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ArticleJournal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews2023

Sex-Based Differences in the Utilization of Shoulder, Hip, and Knee Arthroplasty.

Katherine A Woolley, Hannah Chi, Sachin Allahabadi, Angelina Fluet, Colin Roach, Derek T Ward, Stephanie E Wong

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Article in Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Gender-Based Differences in Arthroplasty Utilization Across Two Tertiary Academic Centers.Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews · 2026
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  6. Sex-based Differences in Patient Perspectives and Experiences With Shoulder, Hip, and Knee Arthroplasty.Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Katherine A WoolleyFrom the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA (Dr. Woolley, Dr. Allahabadi, Dr. Ward, and Dr. Wong) and University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA (Ms. Chi, Ms. Fluet, Mr. Roach).
Hannah Chi
Sachin Allahabadi
Angelina Fluet
Colin Roach
Derek T Ward
Stephanie E Wong
Medical Protective · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionStudies show that females have a higher prevalence of osteoarthritis, worse symptoms, but lower rates of joint replacement surgery (JRS). The reason for this remains unknown.

methodsA database of JRS candidates was created for patients seen in 2019 at an academic center. Demographics, Kellgren-Lawrence grades, symptom duration, visual analogue pain score, Charlson Comorbidity Index, and nonsurgical treatments were collected. Patients who were offered but declined surgery were invited to focus groups. Two independent sample t-tests, Mann-Whitney U tests, and chi-square tests were used for continuous, scored, and categorical variables, respectively, with two-tailed significance <0.05. Qualitative, code-based analysis was performed for the focus groups.

resultsThe cohort included 321 patients (81 shoulder, 59 hip, and 181 knee) including 199 females (62.0%). There were no differences in proportions of females versus males who underwent JRS or in nonsurgical treatments. Female shoulder arthritis patients were older, had a higher visual analogue pain score, and had a higher Charlson Comorbidity Index. In focus groups, males prioritized waiting for technology advancements to return to an active lifestyle, whereas females experienced negative provider interactions, self-advocated for treatment, concerned about pain, and believed that their sex affected their treatment. DISCUSSION: We found equal utilization of JRS at our institution. However, female patients experienced unique barriers to surgery.

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Arthroplasty, Replacement, HipArthroplasty, Replacement, KneeOsteoarthritis, HipOsteoarthritis, KneeFemaleHumansMalePainShoulder

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PMID37549367
PMCPMC10586858
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