Rethinking Gender in Orthopedics: From Biological Dimorphism to Precision Musculoskeletal Care
نویسندگان
1 Department of Cell and Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Science and Technology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran.
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10.32598/JROSJ.12.4.2718.2چکیده
Orthopedics has traditionally approached sex differences as a matter of anatomical scale—bone size, muscle mass, and ligamentous laxity. However, emerging evidence suggests that sex and gender are not peripheral modifiers but central biological and socio-clinical determinants shaping musculoskeletal health, injury patterns, treatment response, and long-term outcomes. It is now imperative to ...