The Journal of Arthroplasty
Volume 27, Issue 6 , Pages 823-828.e1 , June 2012

In-Hospital Patient Falls After Total Joint Arthroplasty: Incidence, Demographics, and Risk Factors in the United States

  • Stavros G. Memtsoudis, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York
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  • Christopher J. Dy, MD, MSPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York
    • ,
  • Yan Ma, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York
    • ,
  • Ya-Lin Chiu, MS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York
    • ,
  • Alejandro Gonzalez Della Valle, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Alejandro Gonzalez Della Valle, MD, Hospital for Special Surgery, 535 East 70th St, New York, NY 10021.
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  • Madhu Mazumdar, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York

Received 15 February 2011 ,Accepted 7 October 2011.

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 Supplementary material available at www.arthroplastyjournal.org.

 The Conflict of Interest statement associated with this article can be found at doi:10.1016/j.arth.2011.10.010.

PII: S0883-5403(11)00558-4

doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2011.10.010

The Journal of Arthroplasty
Volume 27, Issue 6 , Pages 823-828.e1 , June 2012

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