Osteoarthrosis: Sex‐specific relationship to osteoporosis

Abstract Examination of an Eskimo skeletal series demonstrated at least two etiologically distinct groups of joint deterioration divided along sex lines. Low bone mineral content (BMC) among women and high BMC among men were associated with osteoarthrosis on the tibial plateau. This finding contradi...

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Published in:American Journal of Physical Anthropology
Main Authors: Burr, David B., Martin, R. Bruce, Schaffler, Mitchell B., Jurmain, Robert D., Harner, E. James, Radin, Eric L.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1983
Subjects:
eskimo*
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.1330610304
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Summary:Abstract Examination of an Eskimo skeletal series demonstrated at least two etiologically distinct groups of joint deterioration divided along sex lines. Low bone mineral content (BMC) among women and high BMC among men were associated with osteoarthrosis on the tibial plateau. This finding contradicts conventional wisdom based on clinical observation, which suggests that reduced skeletal mass prevents osteoarthrosis.

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