TY - JOUR
T1 - Balance and falls risk in women with lower limb osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis
AU - Hill, Keith
AU - Williams, Susan B
AU - Chen, Jing
AU - Moran, Helen
AU - Hunt, Susan
AU - Brand, Caroline Anne
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Lower limb arthritis is a risk factor for falls, although few studies have used
comprehensive balance assessment to determine the degree to which this contributes to falls risk. This
study evaluated the falls risk and balance impairment of women with lower limb osteoarthritis (OA) or
rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
AB - Lower limb arthritis is a risk factor for falls, although few studies have used
comprehensive balance assessment to determine the degree to which this contributes to falls risk. This
study evaluated the falls risk and balance impairment of women with lower limb osteoarthritis (OA) or
rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
UR - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2210833512000810
U2 - 10.1016/j.jcgg.2012.10.003
DO - 10.1016/j.jcgg.2012.10.003
M3 - Article
VL - 4
SP - 22
EP - 28
JO - Journal of Clinical Gerontology and Geriatrics
JF - Journal of Clinical Gerontology and Geriatrics
SN - 2210-8343
IS - 1
ER -