Fall Prevention in Older Adults in an Italian Cohort

Inclusion Criteria

• •Age ≥ 65 years at the time of enrollment
• •Radiographically confirmed knee osteoarthritis or hip osteoarthritis classified as Kellgren-Lawrence grade 2 or 3
• •Clinical indication for structured rehabilitation therapy
• •Diagnosis of sarcopenia according to European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People 2 (EWGSOP2) criteria, defined as:
• •Low muscle strength (handgrip strength \< 27 kg in men or \< 16 kg in women, or chair stand test \> 15 seconds for 5 rises), and
• •Reduced muscle mass confirmed by a validated assessment method (e.g., dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry \[DXA\] or bioelectrical impedance analysis \[BIA\]) according to established cut-off values