Osteoarthrosis: Sex-specific relationshi
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David B. Burr; R. Bruce Martin; Mitchell B. Schaffler; Robert D. Jurmain; E. Jam
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Article
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1983
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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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 tibia1 plateau. This finding contradicts conve