Table 1.
Number of reported falls before and after total joint arthroplasty
| 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%) |
Abbreviations
N/S not stated, TJA total joint arthroplasty