The role of sex, age, and BMI in treatment decisions for knee osteoarthritis: conservative management versus total knee replacement.

J Orthop Surg Res · 2025 · PMC11806564 · PMID 39923107

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In the case of sex, variables showing significant differences were WOMAC (men: 54.16, CI 95% 48.00–60.31 vs women: 68.75, CI 95% 64.52–72.97; p value: 0.0002) and HADs (men: 8.53, CI 95% 5.393–11.66 vs women: 13.54, CI 95% 11.39- 15.694; p value: 0.0105) with PCS near significance value (men: 9.83, CI 95% 7.52–12.85 vs women: 14.28, CI 95% 11.88–17.18; p value: 0.0249; Fig. 1 ).

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