Risk Factors for Fear of Falling in Elderly Patients with Severe Knee Osteoarthritis before and One Year after Total Knee Arthroplasty

Purpose To evaluate the regression of fear of falling (FOF) and identify its risk factors in patients with severe knee osteoarthritis before and one year after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Methods 11 men and 57 women with a mean age of 73 years and a mean body mass index of 30.36 kg/m 2 who had se...

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Main Authors: Theano Tsonga, Maria Michalopoulou, Stylianos Kapetanakis, Eirini Giovannopoulou, Paraskevi Malliou, George Godolias, Panagiotis Soucacos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2016-12-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1602400306

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