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A critical point for the onset of falls in the elderly
— a pilot study | | Author(s) | Sunday T Eke-Okoro |
| Journal title | Gerontology, vol 46, no 2, March-April 2000 |
| Pages | pp 88-92 |
| Keywords | Falls ; Ambulant ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | There is a lack of consensus among gait analysts as to what gait parameters should be tracked to predict falls. The aim of this study was to utilise the interaction of gait parameters in the velocity field diagram (VFD) to explore causes of falls in older persons during walking. The VFD is a graph of numerical values of gait parameters versus speed numbers derived by serially numbering the five speeds of walking from very slow to very fast. Findings showed that the interaction pattern of the parameters of gait as shown in the VFD of older persons informs on their gait characteristics, and can identify those at risk of falls. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000511402 A |
| Classmark | OLF: C4A: 7T |
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