Step length and fall risk in adults with chronic kidney disease: a pilot study

Step length and fall risk in adults with chronic kidney disease: a pilot study

Abstract Background Patients with chronic kidney disease commonly experience gait abnormalities, which predispose to falls and fall-related injuries. An unmet need is the development of improved methods for detecting patients at high risk of these complications, using tools that are feasible to impl...

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Main Authors: Atsumi Kimura, William Paredes, Rima Pai, Hina Farooq, Rupinder S. Buttar, Matthew Custodio, Samhitha Munugoti, Sonia Kotwani, Lovepreet S. Randhawa, Solomon Dalezman, Antonio C. Elters, Kate Nam, Jose S. Ibarra, Sandheep Venkataraman, Matthew K. Abramowitz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-02-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Subjects:
Chronic kidney disease
Dialysis
Gait
Gait speed
Step length
Fall
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-022-02706-w

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-022-02706-w

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