Determinants of falls risk in older orthopaedic patients

Determinants of falls risk in older orthopaedic patients - VALOP study

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON37122

Enrollment

364

Registered

2013-03-19

Start date

2013-06-24

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-04-29

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Conditions

hip fractures osteoarthritis (degenerative joint disease) upper extremity symptoms

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: • Patients that have to undergo orthopaedic surgery at the hip or upper extremities because of a fall fracture and patients that have to undergo a primary THA or TKA because of OA, at the Medical Centre Alkmaar, • Age over 65 years.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: • Patients with rheumatoid arthritis, • Patients suffering from insulin dependent diabetes, • Patients lacking understanding of the Dutch language, • Patients having cognitive impairments (i.e. Mini Mental State Examination score 10° • Patients with a history of pathological fractures • Bedridden patients before orthopaedic surgery

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Number of falls, one year postoperatively (prospective) A fall is defined as an unintentional change in position resulting in coming to rest at a lower level or on the ground.	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results