Falls in Korean Polio Survivors: Incidence, Consequences, and Risk Factors

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Population

317 Korean polio survivors (mean age 51.2, 55.8% female), including 80 who underwent additional physical measurements.

Outcome

Incidence of falls in the past year, consequences, and associated risk factors

Falls are highly prevalent among polio survivors, and leg-length discrepancy is a significant risk factor that should be addressed to prevent falls.

Results obtained via telephone interview, which may have affected compliance
Cross-sectional design limits ability to determine a causal relationship between risk factors and fall history

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High fall rates in polio survivors link to leg-length discrepancy; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.

Nam et al. (2016) studied this question.

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