Influence of sex and gender on the management of late-stage knee osteoarthritis.

Biagio Moretti Antonio Spinarelli Guistino Varassi Leo Massari Antonio Pompilio Gigante Giovanni IolasconM G BenedettiA M Moretti

Published in: Musculoskeletal surgery (2021)

Healthcare professionals perceive multiple sex and gender-related differences in patients with knee OA, especially in the pre- and perioperative phases of TKA. Sex and gender bias sensitivity training for physicians can potentially improve the objectivity of care for knee OA among TKA candidates.

Keyphrases

knee osteoarthritis
total knee arthroplasty
mental health
primary care
healthcare
palliative care
patients undergoing
quality improvement
cardiac surgery
pain management
acute kidney injury
affordable care act
drug induced