Tikki Immins

Qualitative research can provide unique insights which illuminate patient experiences and perceptions of care. However, trauma and orthopaedic specialty journals overwhelmingly favour publishing research using quantitative methods, resulting in a scarcity of qualitative studies. This article presents a bibliographic review demonstrating the absence of qualitative methods within the top 12 rated orthopaedic and trauma journals based on 2023 impact factor and SCImago journal ranking.

1. Introduction Total hip and knee replacement surgeries are amongst the most common elective procedures in the United Kingdom (UK) [1]. In England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, 95,677 primary hip replacements and 103,617 primary knee replacements were recorded in the National Joint Registry in 2019 [1], before the COVID pandemic hit.

BMC Geriatrics201919:52 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-019-1065-7 ©  The Author(s). 2019 Received: 10 January 2018 Accepted: 13 February 2019 Published: 22 February 2019 Abstract Background According to the World Health Organization, the elderly are at the highest risk of injury or death from a fall.