There was no statistical difference in falls between people following THA (OR 0.90; 95 % CI 0.58-1.41) or TKA (OR 0.95; 0.67-1.35) compared to a non-arthroplasty cohort. Whilst there was no statistical difference in fracture risk between people following TKA compared to non-arthroplasty individuals (OR 1.25; 95 % CI 0.57-2.70), those who underwent THA had a 65 % lower chance of experiencing a fracture in the initial 12 post-operative months compared to the non-THA cohort (OR 0.35; 95 % CI 0.19-0.65; p < 0