Citation

Pamoukdjian F, Charniot C, Sebbane G. Soins Gerontol. 2017; 22(128): 21-23.

Vernacular Title

Évaluation des troubles de la marche chez la personne âgée.

Affiliation

Unité de coordination en oncogériatrie (UCOG) bâtiment Larey A, Service de médecine gériatrique, Hôpital Avicenne, AP-HP, Hôpitaux universitaires de Paris Seine-Saint-Denis (HUPSSD), 125 rue de Stalingrad, 93000 Bobigny, France; Laboratoire éducations et pratiques de santé-LEPS (EA3412), Université Paris 13 Sorbonne Paris-Cité, 74 rue Marcel Cachin, 93017 Bobigny cedex, France.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Masson Editeur)

DOI

10.1016/j.sger.2017.09.005

PMID

29132659

Abstract

Walking problems represent a major public health issue in the geriatric population due to their frequency and the dramatic consequences they cause. They also mark a starting point of the physical frailty of elderly people. Their early detection should result in adapted functional rehabilitation in order to reduce the associated complications. Overview of walking problems in the elderly and the clinical means for assessing them.

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Language: fr

Keywords

chute; elderly subject; fall; fragilité; frailty; sujet âgé; troubles de la marche; walking problems