ArticleClinical medicine insights. Arthritis and musculoskeletal disorders2019
Parkinson's Disease and Symptomatic Osteoarthritis Are Independent Risk Factors of Falls in the Elderly.
Article in Clinical medicine insights. Arthritis and musculoskeletal disorders, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
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Abstract
objectivesDeteriorating functionality and loss of mobility, resulting from Parkinson's disease, may be worsened by osteoarthritis, which is the most common form of joint disease causing pain and functional impairment. We assessed the association between symptomatic hip or knee osteoarthritis, falls, and the ability to walk among patients with Parkinson's disease compared to a control group.
methodsA total of 136 patients with Parkinson's disease in Southern Estonia and 142 controls with an average age of 76.8 and 76.3 years, respectively, were enrolled in a retrospective case-control study. Information on falls and related fractures during the previous year was collected from the patients with Parkinson's disease and controls. Covariates included gender, age, mobility, duration of Parkinson's disease, and fractures.
resultsPatients with Parkinson's disease were at an increased risk of falls compared to the control group, and for the higher risk of fractures. Symptomatic knee or hip osteoarthritis was a significant independent predictor of falls in both patients with Parkinson's disease and controls. The higher risk for fractures during the previous year was demonstrated in symptomatic osteoarthritis. Risk factors for falls included also female gender, use of sleep pills, and the inability to walk 500 m.
conclusionsSymptomatic hip and knee osteoarthritis are risk factors for falls and related fractures among the elderly population with and without Parkinson's disease. The inability to walk 500 m could be used as a simple predictive factor for the increased risk of falls among elderly populations.
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