Gender Specific Bone & Joint Health: Overview

What Women + Men Need to Know to live their most active life

Overview

What Do We Mean by Gender Specific Bone and Joint Health?

By definition,  gender relates to a patient’s lifestyle, behavior, and habits, more than simply being male or female.

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Did You Know?

•26% of women have arthritis versus 18 % of men

•Women are three times less likely than men to elect to have TJR

•However, 60% to 70% of all TJR patients are women

•When women elect to have TJR, they are typically older and weaker, as well as report worse pain and have lower pre-op function scores

Men

Women

 

•More likely to develop hip and knee arthritis than men

•More likely to delay seeking an evaluation and treatment for their pain

•Have more symptoms, severe pain, and loss of function

 
 

•More frequently elect to undergo Total Joint Replacement surgery

•Have better pain and function scores at the time they opt for surgery

See the research behind these statistics.

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