A review of clinical outcome assessment instruments for Gait, balance, and fall risk in persons with lower extremity amputation

Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 70-76

  Hart Hughes, Stephanie ^a   Latlief, Gail A ^a   Phillips, Samuel ^a   Groer, Shirley ^a   Highsmith, M Jason ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

amputee; balance; outcome measure; safety; stability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84895076427     PISSN: 08827524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TGR.0b013e318215cbb3     Document Type: Review

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