Could sex-specific subtypes of hand osteoarthritis exist? A retrospective study in women presenting to secondary care

Could sex-specific subtypes of hand osteoarthritis exist? A retrospective study in women presenting to secondary care

IntroductionHand osteoarthritis is more common in women, and its risk increases around the time of the menopause. We set out to describe the timing between menopause and the onset of symptomatic hand osteoarthritis (OA), and associations with the use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) or its disco...

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Main Authors: Malvika Gulati, Gretchen Brewer, Andrew Judge, Donna Kennedy, Tonia L. Vincent, Fiona E. Watt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Pain Research
Subjects:
phenotype
menopause
hormone replacement therapy (HRT)
estrogen
female
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpain.2024.1331187/full

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