Could Local Dynamic Stability Serve as an Early Predictor of Falls in Patients with Moderate Neurological Gait Disorders? A Reliability and Comparison Study in Healthy Individuals and in Patients with Paresis of the Lower Extremities

Fabienne Reynard; Philippe Vuadens; Olivier Deriaz; Philippe Terrier

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0100550

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Could Local Dynamic Stability Serve as an Early Predictor of Falls in Patients with Moderate Neurological Gait Disorders? A Reliability and Comparison Study in Healthy Individuals and in Patients with Paresis of the Lower Extremities

Fabienne Reynard,

Affiliation Clinique romande de réadaptation SUVACare, Sion, Switzerland
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Philippe Vuadens,

Affiliation Clinique romande de réadaptation SUVACare, Sion, Switzerland
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Olivier Deriaz,

Affiliations Clinique romande de réadaptation SUVACare, Sion, Switzerland, Institute for Research in Rehabilitation, Sion, Switzerland
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Philippe Terrier

* E-mail: Philippe.Terrier@crr-suva.ch

Affiliations Clinique romande de réadaptation SUVACare, Sion, Switzerland, Institute for Research in Rehabilitation, Sion, Switzerland
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Could Local Dynamic Stability Serve as an Early Predictor of Falls in Patients with Moderate Neurological Gait Disorders? A Reliability and Comparison Study in Healthy Individuals and in Patients with Paresis of the Lower Extremities

Fabienne Reynard,
Philippe Vuadens,
Olivier Deriaz,
Philippe Terrier

Published: June 20, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0100550

About the Authors

Fabienne Reynard

Affiliation Clinique romande de réadaptation SUVACare, Sion, Switzerland

Philippe Vuadens

Affiliation Clinique romande de réadaptation SUVACare, Sion, Switzerland

Olivier Deriaz

Affiliations Clinique romande de réadaptation SUVACare, Sion, Switzerland, Institute for Research in Rehabilitation, Sion, Switzerland

Philippe Terrier

* E-mail: Philippe.Terrier@crr-suva.ch

Affiliations Clinique romande de réadaptation SUVACare, Sion, Switzerland, Institute for Research in Rehabilitation, Sion, Switzerland

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: PT PV OD FR. Performed the experiments: FR PT. Analyzed the data: PT FR. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: PT. Wrote the paper: PT FR. Supervised the compliance to inclusion criteria: PV. Supervised the study: OD. Revised the manuscript: PV OD.

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