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Falling and fall risk in adult patients with severe haemophilia
Hanna Rehm, Jan Schmolders, Sebastian Koob
1Andreas C. Strauss, MD Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, University of Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Str. 25, 53127 Bonn, Germany, Tel. +49/(0)228287/14170, Fax +49/(0)288287/14175,
Abstract:
The objective of this study was to define fall rates and to identify possible fall risk factors in adult patients with severe haemophilia.
Patients, Material, Methods:
147 patients with severe haemophilia A and B were evaluated using a standardized test battery consisting of demographic, medical and clinical variables and fall evaluation.
Results:
41 (27.9 %) patients reported a fall in the past 12 months, 22 (53.7 %) of them more than once. Young age, subjective gait insecurity and a higher number of artificial joints seem to be risk factors for falling.
Conclusion:
Falls seem to be a common phenomenon in patients with severe haemophilia. Fall risk screening and fall prevention should be implemented into daily practice.
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