Gait Changes in Older Adults: Predictors of Falls or Indicators of Fear?

OBJECTIVE: To determine, in a cohort of ambulatory older adults, whether spatial‐temporal measures of foot placement during gait can predict the likelihood of future falls or whether these measures are more likely to be indicative of adaptations associated with pre‐existing fear of falling.

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