Postural Stability and Fall Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Volume: 38 Number: 1 March 1, 2013
Ahmet İnanır , Sevil Okan , Eren Yıldırım
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Postural Stability and Fall Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of rheumatoid arthritis on postural balance and the risk of falls. Methods: A total of 70 sobjects were recruited for the study, including 35 with RA (11 men, 24 women) and 35 healthy controls (16 men, 19 women). Patients were evaluated with the Biodex Stability System in terms of balance and risk of falling. Results: The average age of patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis 46.47 ± 9.47 years, mean age of the control group was 42.97 ± 9.12 years. The mean age and body mass index of the participants did not significantly differ between groups (p=0.129, p=0.207, respectively). When groups were evaluated in terms of Overall Stability Index (OSI), Antero-Posterior Stability Index (APSI), evaluations showed that RA patients" test scores were statistically higher than control group (respectively, p

Keywords

Rheumatoid arthritis, Balance Disorder, Risk of Falling

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APA
İnanır, A., Okan, S., & Yıldırım, E. (2013). Postural Stability and Fall Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Cukurova Medical Journal, 38(1), 72-77. https://izlik.org/JA66WG26YS
AMA
1.İnanır A, Okan S, Yıldırım E. Postural Stability and Fall Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Cukurova Med J. 2013;38(1):72-77. https://izlik.org/JA66WG26YS
Chicago
İnanır, Ahmet, Sevil Okan, and Eren Yıldırım. 2013. “Postural Stability and Fall Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis”. Cukurova Medical Journal 38 (1): 72-77. https://izlik.org/JA66WG26YS.
EndNote
İnanır A, Okan S, Yıldırım E (March 1, 2013) Postural Stability and Fall Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Cukurova Medical Journal 38 1 72–77.
IEEE
[1]A. İnanır, S. Okan, and E. Yıldırım, “Postural Stability and Fall Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis”, Cukurova Med J, vol. 38, no. 1, pp. 72–77, Mar. 2013, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA66WG26YS
ISNAD
İnanır, Ahmet - Okan, Sevil - Yıldırım, Eren. “Postural Stability and Fall Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis”. Cukurova Medical Journal 38/1 (March 1, 2013): 72-77. https://izlik.org/JA66WG26YS.
JAMA
1.İnanır A, Okan S, Yıldırım E. Postural Stability and Fall Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Cukurova Med J. 2013;38:72–77.
MLA
İnanır, Ahmet, et al. “Postural Stability and Fall Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis”. Cukurova Medical Journal, vol. 38, no. 1, Mar. 2013, pp. 72-77, https://izlik.org/JA66WG26YS.
Vancouver
1.Ahmet İnanır, Sevil Okan, Eren Yıldırım. Postural Stability and Fall Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Cukurova Med J [Internet]. 2013 Mar. 1;38(1):72-7. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA66WG26YS