Radiographic knee osteoarthritis severity has no impact on fall risk: the locomotive syndrome and health outcomes in the aizu cohort study (LOHAS): a cross-sectional study - Sonobe T, Otani K, Sekiguchi M, Otoshi K, Nikaido T, Sato M, Konno S, Matsumoto Y.

BACKGROUND: To investigate factors that have an impact on the risk of falls and determine whether radiographic knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is a factor involved in falls independent of knee pain, psychological factors, and physical function. METHODS: ...
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