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Evaluation and Management of Hip and Knee Arthritis in Women

  • 1st Edition - March 28, 2025
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Claudette M. Lajam, Anna Cohen-Rosenblum
  • Language: English

Women often experience arthritis differently from men for many reasons, ranging from biological and joint anatomy differences to pain perception and psychosocial factors.… Read more

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Women often experience arthritis differently from men for many reasons, ranging from biological and joint anatomy differences to pain perception and psychosocial factors. Evaluation and Management of Hip and Knee Arthritis in Women is the first reference to directly address the unique needs of women in this challenging area, helping you improve diagnosis and treatment outcomes for your female patients. Offering comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of medical, surgical, and sociological considerations, this title is an essential resource for orthopaedic surgeons and primary care physicians in training and practice, rheumatologists, adult reconstruction fellows, advanced practice practitioners, and other clinicians who provide care to women with hip and knee osteoarthritis.

Key features

  • Covers all aspects of hip and knee osteoarthritis that are specifically relevant to women’s health: biological differences and hormonal changes, pain perception, joint anatomy, comorbid conditions that are more prevalent in women, psychosocial factors and expectations, response to treatment, and research gaps
  • Features concise, detailed text accompanied by abundant, high-quality clinical and radiologic images to provide a practical tool for use in the office, in the clinic, and at point of care
  • Discusses intraoperative considerations, including implant design, implant sizing, use of technology, bearing surfaces, and fixation
  • Covers etiology of and gender differences in bone health, and development of hip and knee arthritis
  • Addresses postoperative pain and unique social considerations for women with fibromyalgia, mental health disorders, and/or chronic opioid use
  • Includes value-based care considerations such as impact on health disparities, the doctor-patient relationship, cost to patients, and access to care
  • An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. Additional digital ancillary content may publish up to 6 weeks following the publication date

Readership

Practicing orthopaedic surgeons who treat hip and knee arthritis, Primary care physicians who treat women with arthritis, Rheumatologists, Adult reconstruction fellows, Orthopaedic surgery residents

Table of contents

Section 1: Osteoarthritis in Female Patients

1. Epidemiology of Osteoarthritis in Female Patients

2. Presentation of Arthritis in Female Patients

3. Nonsurgical Options for Management

Section 2: Systemic Conditions and Joint Pathology

4. Autoimmune Disorders

5. Arthroplasty in the Hypermobile Patient

6. Cancer and Metastatic Disease

Section 3: Bone Health in the Female Patient

7. Osteoporosis

8. Hormonal Influences on Joint Health and Osteoarthritis

Section 4: Preoperative Optimization

9. Surgical Risk Assessment

10. Obesity and Malnutrition

11. Psychiatric Optimization in Patients Undergoing Total Joint Arthroplasty

12. Anesthetic and Pain Considerations

13. Infection Risk

Section 5: The Female Knee

14. Biomechanics of the Female Knee

15. Presentation of Osteoarthritis of the Knee in Females

16. Patellofemoral Arthritis in the Female Patient

17. Surgical Indications for Total Knee Arthroplasty

18. The Female Knee: Intraoperative Considerations for the Arthroplasty Surgeon

19. Postoperative Considerations

20. Conversion Total Knee Arthroplasty

21. Revision Knee Replacement

22. Periprosthetic Fractures About the Knee

Section 6: The Female Hip

23. Hip Anatomy and Biomechanics

24. Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip

25. Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head

26. Surgical Indications

27. The Female Hip: Intraoperative Considerations

28. Postoperative Considerations for Females Undergoing Total Hip Arthroplasty

29. Conversion Total Hip Arthroplasty

30. Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty

31. Periprosthetic Fractures of the Hip

32. Cemented Total Hip Arthroplasty

Section 7: Health Policy and Disparities

33. Health Disparities and Value-Based Care

34. Conclusion and Future Directions

Review quotes

5 Stars! "...provides an overview of the nonoperative, surgical and sociological aspects of hip and knee osteoarthritis.... The purpose of this title is to highlight how hip arthritis and knee arthritis impact women differently than men.... Providers will learn to develop a data base that will guide surgeons to develop an operative plan that will provide a woman with the best outcome following total joint replacement.... [It] covers topics including systemic conditions, bone health, obesity, malnutrition, joint laxity, periprosthetic fractures, anesthesia, implant design choice, and health disparities. A readily accessible ebook with video content provides added value, convenience, and various "how-to" operative techniques.... In a succinct fashion, it not only summarizes the book's goals, but provides an impetus for the future.... an essential addition to the medical library and will be useful for the intended audience. Any surgeons caring for women with symptomatic hip or knee arthritis should read this title. It is a unique publication." Review by Samuel Chmell, MD (University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine), ©Doody's Review Service, 2025. Doody's Score: 98, 5 Stars!

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: June 4, 2025
  • Language: English

About the editors

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Claudette M. Lajam

Dr. Lajam is an Adult Reconstructive surgeon, Chief Safety Officer, Chief of Adult Reconstruction Quality, at NYU Langone Orthopedics. A Professor of Orthopedics at NYU School of Medicine, she is a Fellowship-trained Orthopedic Surgeon. She specializes in total hip replacement, total knee replacement, revision and complex revision total hip and knee replacement, She is also an original host of "The Orthopedics Show" on SiriusXM Doctor Radio. She sits on the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons and is the Chair of the central program committee for the AAOS annual meeting. Her track record of leadership, excellence in orthopedic education, and research speaks for itself.

Claudette M. Lajam, MD, is an adult reconstructive surgeon specializing in primary and revision hip and knee replacement. She is Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, System Chief of Orthopedic Quality and Safety, Chief of Quality for the Division of Arthroplasty, and has served on the Executive Committee of the Medical Board at NYU Langone Health and the NYU Grossman School of Medicine.

Dr. Lajam completed her residency in Orthopedic Surgery at the Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Medicine. She is the first woman and first orthopedic surgeon to receive the Mayo Clinic Alumni Association Professional Achievement Award. She went on to Adult Reconstruction fellowship at the Insall Scott Kelly Institute in New York.

Claudette served on the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) through her role as 50th Chair of the AAOS Board of Councilors. She is the first Latino person to Chair the AAOS Board of Councilors. She is one of two practicing female surgeon members of the Knee Society. She served as Chair of the Central Program Committee for the 2021 AAOS Annual Meeting. Dr. Lajam remains the only woman to be named to the AAOS Advocacy Wall o' Fame. She is Past President of the Ruth Jackson Orthopedic Society. Claudette is a founding member of the American Association of Latino Orthopedic Surgeons. Claudette has served on the AAOS Communications Cabinet, the Education Council, Committee Appointment Program, Quality Council, and Executive Committee.

She has served on the Board of Directors of the NY State Society of Orthopedic Surgeons. She is actively involved in American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons Women in Arthroplasty and Advocacy Committees. She served on the Annual Meeting Committee for the National Hispanic Medical Association in 2022.

Dr. Lajam has published widely in the field of orthopedics. She has spoken nationally and internationally about primary and revision hip and knee replacement, telehealth, value-based care, health disparities, medical ethics, resident education, and technology. She is an original host of Sirius XM Doctor Radio “The Orthopedics Show” on Sirius XM 110.

Claudette was born in Queens, NY. She is first-generation Dominican- American and is fluent in the Spanish language.

Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, NYU Langone Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA

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Anna Cohen-Rosenblum

Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor Department of Orthopedic Surgery NYU Grossman School of Medicine New York, New York

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