Frequency and Circumstances of Falls Reported by Ambulatory Unilateral Lower Limb Prosthesis Users: A Secondary Analysis
Abstract
More than 50% of lower limb prosthesis (LLP) users report falling at least once a year, placing them at high risk for adverse health outcomes such as decreased mobility and diminished quality of life. Efforts to decrease falls in LLP users have traditionally focused on developing clinical tests to assess fall risk, designing prosthetic components to improve patient safety, and identifying risk factors to recognize potential fallers. Little attention has been directed toward recording, reporting, and characterizing the circumstances of falls in LLP users. Identifying the most common types of falls could help guide and prioritize clinical and research needs.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Jan 15, 2019
- Source ID
- 10.1016/j.pmrj.2018.08.385
Entities
People
- Andrew Sawers
- Brian J Hafner
- Janis Kim
- Matthew J Major
Organizations
- National Institutes of Health
- Northwestern University
- United States Department of Defense
- United States Department of Veterans Affairs
- University of Illinois at Chicago
- University of Washington