None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
Older people in Australia are increasingly undergoing hip and knee joint replacement , and with aging of the population this figure will increase. Although outcomes are positive after this surgery there are limited data that have investigated the incidence of falls after this surgery. Falls are associated with injury and loss of function as well as psychological consequences which could lead to reduced health related quality of life. This study will prospectively sample over 500 older people to measure the incidence of falls in the 12 months after discharge. The aim of the study is to identify the number of falls and risk factors for falling as well as patient health related quality of life among older people in the 12 months after they have hip or knee joint replacements.
Interventions
Elective total hip or total knee arthroplasties, observed for 12 months after the operation
Sponsors
The University of Notre Dame Australia
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
60 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
admitted for elective major hip or knee arthroplasty; recruited no later than one week after discharge from hospital; able to give informed consent or family able to give consent; discharge to community.
Exclusion criteria
emergency total hip replacement following fractured neck of femur; not able to read or understand English discharged to residential aged care facility
Outcome results
None listed