Higher Disability in Women Than Men Scheduled for Total Knee Arthroplasty for Degenerative Osteoarthritis: A Cross-Sectional Analysis From India.
Niveditha DevasenapathyRajesh MalhotraKanchan MittalBhavuk GargVijay KumarSanjay ZodpeyHardik DograRalph MaddisonDaniel L BelavyPublished in: ACR open rheumatology (2020)
This study demonstrated higher levels of disability in women than in men at the time of TKA. Effect of pain on participation restriction was higher compared with muscle strength and ROM. Evidence of delay in decision-making to undergo TKA and reasons for delay need to be studied specifically in the context of lower middle-income countries.
Keyphrases
- total knee arthroplasty
- total hip
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- decision making
- multiple sclerosis
- physical activity
- chronic pain
- pregnancy outcomes
- middle aged
- cervical cancer screening
- rheumatoid arthritis
- mental health
- pain management
- breast cancer risk
- knee osteoarthritis
- insulin resistance
- type diabetes
- spinal cord injury
- spinal cord