The Role of Hip Abductor Strength in Identifying Older Persons at Risk of Falls: A Diagnostic Accuracy Study.

Simone Chantal Gafner Caroline Henrice Germaine BastiaenenSerge FerrariGabriel GoldAndrea TrombettiPhilippe Terrier Roger Hilfiker Lara Allet

Published in: Clinical interventions in aging (2020)

Hip ABD MVIS or RFG shows good diagnostic accuracy to differentiate between older fallers and nonfallers compared to the chosen external criterion history of falls. The high net sensitivity when hip ABD MVIS or RFG is combined with currently used fall risk assessments shows promise in contributing value to a test battery and should be investigated further in longitudinal studies.

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