Clinical evaluation of fall risk in older adults who use lower-limb prostheses: A scoping review.
M G FincoNathalie SumienSarah C MoudyPublished in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2023)
The majority of articles found no clinical outcome measure or gait parameter alone was effective at identifying fall risks in this population. Future research should evaluate a combination of assessments and collect prospective fall data to move towards establishing an evidence-based protocol to evaluate fall risk in older adults using lower-limb prostheses.