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Neural and psychosocial contributions to sex differences in knee osteoarthritic pain

Overview of attention for article published in Biology of Sex Differences, December 2012
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Title
Neural and psychosocial contributions to sex differences in knee osteoarthritic pain
Published in
Biology of Sex Differences, December 2012
DOI 10.1186/2042-6410-3-26
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Kathleen A Sluka, Karen J Berkley, Mary I O’Connor, Daniel P Nicolella, Roger M Enoka, Barbara D Boyan, David A Hart, Eileen Resnick, C Kent Kwoh, Laura L Tosi, Richard D Coutts, Wendy M Kohrt

Abstract

People with osteoarthritis (OA) can have significant pain that interferes with function and quality of life. Women with knee OA have greater pain and greater reductions in function and quality of life than men. In many cases, OA pain is directly related to sensitization and activation of nociceptors in the injured joint and correlates with the degree of joint effusion and synovial thickening. In some patients, however, the pain does not match the degree of injury and continues after removal of the nociceptors with a total joint replacement. Growth of new nociceptors, activation of nociceptors in the subchondral bone exposed after cartilage degradation, and nociceptors innervating synovium sensitized by inflammatory mediators could all augment the peripheral input to the central nervous system and result in pain. Enhanced central excitability and reduced central inhibition could lead to prolonged and enhanced pain that does not directly match the degree of injury. Psychosocial variables can influence pain and contribute to pain variability. This review explores the neural and psychosocial factors that contribute to knee OA pain with an emphasis on differences between the sexes and gaps in knowledge.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Canada 1 2%
Unknown 61 98%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 11 18%
Student > Doctoral Student 7 11%
Student > Master 6 10%
Professor 5 8%
Student > Ph. D. Student 5 8%
Other 9 15%
Unknown 19 31%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 15 24%
Nursing and Health Professions 7 11%
Neuroscience 3 5%
Sports and Recreations 3 5%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 3%
Other 10 16%
Unknown 22 35%
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#15,168,167
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#355
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#164,463
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Outputs of similar age from Biology of Sex Differences
#6
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