Outcome	Aspects measured	Examples of measurement instruments
GRADE critical outcomes
Mobility	Mobility scales, seeking to measure multiple aspects of mobility, e.g. standing up, walking and stair climbing	Short Physical Performance Battery, Physical Performance and Mobility Examination, Elderly Mobility Scale, Parker Mobility Score
	Timed tasks incorporating multiple aspects of mobility, e.g. standing up, walking and stair climbing, measured in seconds	Timed Up and Go test
	Timed tasks incorporating multiple aspects of mobility, e.g. standing up, walking and stair climbing, endurance, measured in minutes	6‐Minute Walk Test
		Dichotomous outcomes
		Self‐report outcomes
Walking speed	Timed walk	Timed 4‐Metre Walk Test, timed 6‐Metre Walk Test
Functioning	Functioning scales	Canadian Occupational Performance Measure, Nottingham Extended Activities of Daily Living scale
Health‐related quality of life		SF‐36, EQ‐5D
Mortality		Early (< 4 months) and late (> 4 months)
Adverse events	i) Re‐admission
	ii) Re‐operation	Unplanned return to operating theatre
	iii) Surgical complications	Non‐union, avascular necrosis, thromboembolic complications
	iii) Falls	Number of falls, number of people who experienced one or more falls
	ii) Pain	Persistent hip or lower‐limb pain at the final follow‐up assessment. Verbal rating or visual analogue score (VAS)
Return to living at home versus residence in aged care facility (in‐hospital studies only)
GRADE important outcomes
Mobility: walking	Use of walking aid/need for assistance
	Self‐reported outcomes	Self‐reported difficulty walking a specified distance, e.g. 400 m
Mobility: balance while standing, reaching and stepping	Balance while reaching	Functional Reach
	Balance while stepping	Number of steps in specified time
	Balance while standing with different foot positions	Timed tandem stance, timed single leg stand
	Balance scales	Berg Balance Scale
	Balance using self‐report
Mobility: sit to stand	Timed sit to stand	Time to sit to stand 5 times
Muscle strength		One measure of affected leg from each study, with priority for quadriceps
Activities of daily living	Activities of daily living scales	Barthel Index, Functional Independence Measure
Lower‐limb/hip function	Validated patient‐reported measures of lower‐limb or hip function	Hip Rating Questionnaire, Harris Hip Score, Oxford Hip Score, Merle D’Aubigne Hip Score
Patient satisfaction	i) Acceptability of interventions
	ii) Adherence	Porportion of intervention sessions completed, estimate of adherence, proportion of repetitions completed
Resource outcomes
Resources	i) Length of hospital stay	Number of days
	ii) Number of physiotherapy sessions	Number of sessions
	iii) Number of outpatient attendances	Number of attendances
	iv) Need for special care
Economic outcomes
Cost‐effectiveness		Summarise cost‐analyses reported by the included trials