Are there gender-specific differences in hip and knee cartilage composition and degeneration? A systematic literature review.
Cartilage composition
Cartilage morphology
Cartilage volume
Gender medicine
Osteoarthritis
Sex difference
Journal
European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie
ISSN: 1432-1068
Titre abrégé: Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol
Pays: France
ID NLM: 9518037
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
08 Mar 2024
08 Mar 2024
Historique:
received:
13
01
2024
accepted:
16
02
2024
medline:
8
3
2024
pubmed:
8
3
2024
entrez:
8
3
2024
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
The aim of the present review is to systematically analyse the current literature about gender differences in hip or knee cartilage composition and degeneration, to help explaining how and why osteoarthritis affects women more often and more severely than men. A systematic review of the literature in English was performed. Eleven studies on 1962 patients (905 females and 787 males) that reported differences on cartilage composition between males and females were included. Nine evaluated the knee, one the hip, and one both. They were heterogeneous in their methods: one conducted histological analyses, and all the others evaluated cartilage characteristics (volume, width, and composition) through magnetic resonance imaging. All authors reported gender differences in both volume and morphology of the cartilage, from infancy to menopause. In fact, a study on 92 healthy children statistically showed significant gender differences in cartilage thickness at all sites, even after adjustment for age, body, and bone size. Gender differences become more evident after menopause, when women have a lower cartilage volume and a higher cartilage loss. Men show significantly higher knee and hip cartilage volumes than women, and women carry a significantly greater risk to develop osteoarthritis. This is in part due to body and bone size, but also depends on qualitative and quantitative differences in the composition of cartilage and its degeneration rate after menopause. Structural changes in cartilage that occur between genders during ageing have significance in the development of osteoarthritis.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38456943
doi: 10.1007/s00590-024-03871-4
pii: 10.1007/s00590-024-03871-4
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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© 2024. The Author(s).
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