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Table 1 Number of reported falls before and after total joint arthroplasty

From: Falls and fear of falling in older adults with total joint arthroplasty: a scoping review

Author (year)

n

Joint arthroplasty

Recall time of falls

 

Pre-operative Falls

Time before surgery

Number of falls

Hill et al. (2016)

282

Hip (n = 85) Knee (n = 197)

12 Months

2–4 Weeks

116 (41%)

Mitchell et al.(2007)

199

Hip (n = 84) Knee (n = 115)

1 Month

N.S.

75 (39%)

Pozzi et al. (2015)

31

Hip

6 Months

2 Weeks

7 (23%)

Tsonga et al. (2015)

68

Knee

12 Months

1 Month

43 (63%)

Post-operative Falls

Time after surgery

Number of falls

Smith et al. (2014)

269

Hip (n = 104) Knee (n = 165)

12 Months

12–72 Months

43 (26%)

Ikutomo et al. (2015)

214

Hip

12 Months

12 Months

77 (36%)

Matsumoto et al. (2012)

74

Knee

1 Month

6–11 Months

23 (39%)

Soison et al. (2014)

54

Knee

12 Months

7–73 Months

23 (42%)

Pre- & post-operative Falls

Time before surgery

Number of falls before TKA

Time after surgery

Number of falls after TKA

Levinger et al. (2011)

62

Knee (n = 35)

12 Months

N/S

17 (48%)

4 months

N/S

Controls (n = 27)

8 (30%)

Riddle et al. (2016)

413

Knee

12 Months

N/S

N/S

12 months–48 months

N/S

Swinkles et al. (2009)

99

Knee

3 Months (Pre) 12 Months (Post)

N/S

24/75 (32%)

1–12 months

11/85 (13%)

Tsonga et al. (2016)

68

Knee

1 Month

2 weeks

43 (63%)

1–12 months

15 (21%)

  1. Abbreviations
  2. N/S not stated, TJA total joint arthroplasty