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Intra-rater reliability of hip abductor isometric strength testing in a standing position in older fallers and non-fallers

BACKGROUND: Reduced hip muscle strength has been shown to be a major factor related to falls in older persons. However, comprehensive assessment of hip abduction strength in the clinical setting is challenging. The aim of this study was to investigate the feasibility and intra-rater reliability of a...

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Autores principales: Bruyneel, Anne-Violette, Gafner, Simone C., Ferrari, Serge, Gold, Gabriel, Monnin, Dominique, Terrier, Philippe, Bastiaenen, Caroline H., Allet, Lara
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6080561/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30093923
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s11556-018-0198-6