Sex and Gender in Orthopaedic Research: How Do We Continue to Move the Needle?

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Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

1. Silenced by design: epistemic injustice and older women's experiences in total hip replacement.International journal for equity in health · 2026
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2. Biological Sex Is Under-Reported in Cartilage-Related Preclinical Research: A Cross-Sectional Analysis.JOR spine · 2025
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3. Sex Matters: Investigating the Influence of Presurgery Factors on Pain and Physical Function following Total Joint Arthroplasty for Osteoarthritis.JB & JS open access
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