Research Article

Predicting Falls in People with Multiple Sclerosis: Fall History Is as Accurate as More Complex Measures

Table 2

Types of injuries reported by the 23 subjects who were injured by a fall in the 6 months evaluated.

Type of injuryNumber reported*

Bruise32
Cut or graze25
Sprain or strain3
Pain only4
Other3 (1 subject had a collapsed lung, spleen rupture, and blood loss as the result of a fall. 1 subject lost a fingernail as the result of a fall. 1 subject reported swelling associated with bruises, cuts or grazes, sprain or strain, and pain, all associated with a single fall)

The number of injuries was greater than the number of subjects injured by a fall as subjects could be injured by a fall more than once in the period and subjects could report more than one injury as the result of single fall.