Performance‐based balance tests, combined with the number of falls recalled in the past year, predicts the incidence of future falls in established unilateral transtibial prosthesis users

Abstract

Falls are common and consequential events for lower limb prosthesis (LLP) users. Currently, there are no models based on prospective falls data that clinicians can use to predict the incidence of future falls in LLP users. Assessing who is at risk for falls, and thus most likely to need and benefit from intervention, remains a challenge.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jun 19, 2021
Source ID
10.1002/pmrj.12627

Entities

People

  • Andrew Sawers
  • Brian J Hafner

Organizations

  • United States Department of Defense
  • University of Illinois at Chicago
  • University of Washington

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Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Rehabilitation and Prosthetic Care for Military Service Members and Veterans with Limb Loss or Disability.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Theoretical Analysis.