Postural deficits and risk of falling in elderly persons with incipient osteoporosis;Posturale Defizite und Sturzrisiko bei älteren Personen mit Verdacht auf Osteoporose

Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 158-164

  Schwesig, R ^a   Becker, S ^b   Lauenroth, A ^c   Muller K ^d   Leuchte, S ^a   Esperer, H D ^e   Kluttig, A ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL SPEISING   (Austria)

^c Netzwerk Alternsforschung   (Germany)

^d Niedergelassener Arzt für Physikalische Medizin und Rehabilitation   (Germany)

^e OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fall risk; Osteoporosis; Posture subsystems; Posturography

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; COMORBIDITY; FALLING; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERMANY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERMANY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTURAL BALANCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 77954031878     PISSN: 09486704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00391-009-0065-1     Document Type: Article

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