Briefing: "Size and Shape Matter: Osteoarthritis and Women"
January 8, 2010

From left: Robyn Hakanson, Phyllis Greenberger, Mary O'Connor, Amy Lerner

The Society for Women’s Health Research (SWHR) hosted a congressional briefing entitled “Size and Shape Matter: Osteoarthritis and Women” on January 8, 2010. Phyllis Greenberger, President and CEO of SWHR, provided brief opening remarks and discussed SWHR’s long-standing advocacy and research in the area of sex differences in musculoskeletal issues.

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Presentations

• "Sex and Gender Differences in Knee Osteoarthritis"
  Mary O'Connor, MD, Chair, The Department of Orthopaedics at the Mayo Clinic 
• "Gender Differences and Obesity as Risks for Knee Osteoarthritis: Using Biomechanical Models to Develop Understanding"
  Amy Lerner, PhD, Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Musculoskeletal Research Center, University of Rochester in NY 
• "Osteoarthritis of the Hip and Knee: Current Treatment Options"
  Robyn Hakanson, MD, Orthopedic surgeon, Tri-County Orthopedic & Sports Medicine  

SWHR appreciates the generous support for this briefing from DePuy, Pfizer, Smith-Nephew, Stryker, and Zimmer.