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The maintaining of balance when standing is for a person of any age an essential requirement for performing common, every day functions, avocations and activities and for independent mobility. These listed aspects can be considered as primary criteria for evaluating quality of life. From statistical data, approximately one in three patients age 65 or older say that they fall at least one time each year, and 70% of all falls cause an injury to health. A broken neck of the thigh bone is among the most complicated and the most dangerous of these injuries. The purpose of this study is an evaluation of the measured parameters using a force plate as the main indicators for the assessment of stability of the human body when standing, which can be predictive for assessing the risk of a fall occurring.
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Guthová, L., Bednarčiková, L., Michalíková, M., Živčák, J. (2015). Stability Evaluation of the Elderly Using a Force Plate. In: Lacković, I., Vasic, D. (eds) 6th European Conference of the International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering. IFMBE Proceedings, vol 45. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11128-5_76
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