Gait Disturbances as Specific Predictive Markers of the First Fall Onset in Elderly People: A Two-Year Prospective Observational Study

Gait Disturbances as Specific Predictive Markers of the First Fall Onset in Elderly People: A Two-Year Prospective Observational Study

Falls are common in the elderly, and potentially result in injury and disability. Thus, preventing falls as soon as possible in older adults is a public health priority, yet there is no specific marker that is predictive of the first fall onset. We hypothesized that gait features should be the most...

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Main Authors: Jean-Baptiste eMignardot, Thibault eDeschamps, Eric eBarrey, Bernard eAuvinet, Gilles eBerrut, Christophe eCornu, Thierry eConstans, Laure eDedecker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
Subjects:
Central Nervous System
motor control
gait analysis
gait speed
Principal Components Analysis
neuromuscular system
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnagi.2014.00022/full

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