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 ResearchConceptsSingle 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