Gait abnormality predicts falls in women after total hip arthroplasty
Journal of Arthroplasty Jun 13, 2018
Ikutomo H, et al. - The association between gait abnormality and falls during the first year after total hip arthroplasty (THA) were gauged by the experts. The useful screening tool to predict future falls in women after THA was the presence of gait abnormality. For the identification of the patients who may require fall prevention measures and continuous rehabilitation to improve gait abnormality, the gait abnormality ought to be assessed by the clinicians. A significant association in the gait abnormality and falls during the first year postoperatively was noted, as seen in the Cox proportional hazard regression models.
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