ABSTRACT
Assessment of gait, defined as manner or style of walking, in the elderly patient should be an integral and essential part of the geriatrician’s examination routine. Gait disorders contribute to the common clinical presentation of elderly people, for example immobility, falls and fracture of neck of femur, and may result from pathologies which are more common in old people such as cerebrovascular disease, Parkinson’s disease, dementia and osteoarthritis. Impairment of mobility is common in old people with a prevalence of 9-42% in the community, 50-65% in nursing homes and 40-65% in hospital populations.1
