Biological Sex Is Under‐Reported in Cartilage‐Related Preclinical Research: A Cross‐Sectional Analysis
Our results provide evidence for the under-reporting of sample donor sex in OA and IDD research, which may contribute to the poor translation to clinical efficacy and the replication crisis. Our findings could guide journal policies, institutional guidelines for preclinical research, and funder requirements.
Authors
- Sibylle Grad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9552-3653)
- Martin James Stoddart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9538-1517)
- Daniele Zuncheddu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2054-6006)
- Marcin Waligóra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1553-1416)
- Laura B. Creemers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1585-3052)
- Paola Buedo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1913-5728)
Institutions
- Jagiellonian University (PL)
- AO Foundation (CH)
- University Medical Center Utrecht (NL)
- Maastricht University (NL)
- Technical University of Munich (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JOR Spine
- Published
- 2025-08-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jsp2.70104
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Sex and Gender in Healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88
Funders
- European Commission
- AO Foundation
- AOSpine
- HORIZON EUROPE Framework Programme
- HORIZON EUROPE Innovative Europe