Postural control among elderly women with and without osteoporosis: is there a difference?

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Little is known about postural control among elderly individuals with osteoporosis and its relationship with falls. It has been suggested that elderly women with kyphosis and osteoporosis are at greater risk of falling. The aim of this study was to evaluate posture and postura...

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Main Authors: Thomaz Nogueira Burke, Fabio Jorge Renovato França, Sarah Rúbia Ferreira de Meneses, Viviam Inhasz Cardoso, Rosa Maria Rodrigues Pereira, Camille Figueredo Danilevicius, Amélia Pasqual Marques
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802010000400009&lng=en&tlng=en