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One‐Leg Balance Is an Important Predictor of Injurious Falls in Older Persons

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 1997 · Vol. 45(6) · pp. 735–738

Bruno Vellas(Hôpital Purpan)Sharon Wayne(University of New Mexico)Linda J. Romero(University of New Mexico)Richard Baumgartner(University of New Mexico)Laurence Z. Rubenstein✉Philip J. Garry(University of New Mexico)

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Abstract

One-leg balance appears to be a significant and easy-to-administer predictor of injurious falls, but not of all falls. In our study, it was the strongest individual predictor. However, no single factor seems to be accurate enough to be relied on as a sole predictor of fall risk or fall injury risk because so many diverse factors are involved in falling.

Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders Injury Epidemiology and PreventionMedicineBalance (ability)Balance testLogistic regressionPoison controlInjury preventionGaitFalls in older adultsCohortFalling (accident)