Biomechanical adaptation to compensate balance recovery in people with knee osteoarthritis
Following a simulated fall, older adults with knee osteoarthritis showed greater knee flexion at first contact which might suggest inability to resist forwards motion of the body.The more extended hip in this group and the resulting compensation of the upper body posture may lead to no difference in number of steps taken when compared to controls.
Authors
- Pazit Levinger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6660-9183)
- Calum Downie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2614-4809)
- Rezaul Begg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3195-8591)
Institutions
- National Ageing Research Institute (AU)
- Victoria University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Biomechanics
- Published
- 2025-02-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2025.106475
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 14.28
Funders
- Victoria University