Postural Sway in Lower Extremity Amputees and Older Adults May Suggest Increased Fall Risk in Amputees.

Published in: Canadian prosthetics & orthotics journal (2020)

Our findings showed that fall risk is greater in amputees than in young adults without amputation. Additionally, amputees may rely more heavily on visual information than proprioceptive information for balance, in contrast to older and young adults without amputation.

Keyphrases

lower limb
young adults
physical activity
health information
magnetic resonance
healthcare
computed tomography
middle aged
childhood cancer
social media