Falls perceived as significant by lower limb prosthesis users are generally associated with fall consequences rather than circumstances.

Purpose: To determine if falls perceived as significant by lower limb prosthesis (LLP) users were associated with fall circumstances and/or consequences.

Materials And Methods: The circumstances and consequences of LLP users' most significant fall in the past 12-months were collected using the Lower Limb Prosthesis User Fall Event Survey. Participants rated fall significance from 0 (not significant) to 10 (extremely significant), which was then dichotomized into "low" and "high".

The number of falls recalled in the past year and balance confidence predict the frequency of injurious falls by unilateral lower limb prosthesis users.

Introduction: Several personal characteristics have been associated with an increased risk of injurious falls by lower limb prosthesis (LLP) users. To date, however, none have been used to effectively predict the occurrence of injurious falls.

Objective: To develop a model that could predict the number of injurious falls over the next 6 months and identify fall-related circumstances that may increase the odds of a fall being injurious in unilateral LLP users.

Recalled Number of Falls in the Past Year-Combined With Perceived Mobility-Predicts the Incidence of Future Falls in Unilateral Lower Limb Prosthesis Users.

Objective: Falls are a frequent and costly concern for lower limb prosthesis (LLP) users. At present, there are no models that clinicians can use to predict the incidence of future falls in LLP users. Assessing who is at risk for falls, therefore, remains a challenge.