The history of falls and the association of the timed up and go test to falls and near-falls in older adults with hip osteoarthritis

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Falling accounts for a significant number of hospital and long-term care admissions in older adults. Many adults with the combination of advancing age and functional decline associated with lower extremity osteoarthritis (OA), are at...

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Main Authors: Faulkner Robert A, Arnold Catherine M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-07-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2318/7/17