Quantifying the risk of falls and injuries for amputees beyond annual fall rates—A longitudinal cohort analysis based on person-step exposure over time

People with lower-limb loss (PLL) have high annual fall and injury rates. People with transtibial amputations have better walking function than those with transfemoral amputations but paradoxically incur more fall-related injuries. Risk exposure, however, has not been previously considered. This stu...

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Autores principales: Chihuri, Stanford T., Youdan Jr, Gregory A., Wong, Christopher K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2021
Materias:
Regular Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8683996/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34976679
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2021.101626

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8683996/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34976679
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2021.101626

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