Instability and Falling in Elderly Patients
Tinetti M. Instability and Falling in Elderly Patients. Seminars In Neurology 1989, 9: 39-45. PMID: 2756252, DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1041303.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAccidental FallsAccidentsAgedCentral Nervous System DiseasesGaitHumansHydrocephalusHypotension, OrthostaticProprioceptionSpinal OsteophytosisSpinal StenosisConceptsSingle disease processElderly patientsDisease processAppropriate walking aidSevere foot deformitiesOverall patient healthNormal pressure hydrocephalusLumbar stenosisCervical spondylosisPressure hydrocephalusCareful historyFoot deformityTreatable diseasePhysical therapyFall historyPatientsPreventive interventionsPatient healthWalking aidIdentifiable disabilitiesImpairmentMultiple diseasesSurgeryFall situationIntervention