Table 5

Peroneal Neuropathy Assessment in Validated Inpatient Fall Risk Assessment Tools

Tool	Assessed Peroneal Nerve	How Peroneal Neuropathy Assessed	Other Factors Assessed
Berg balance⁴⁵	No	NA	Balance, transfers, strength
Conley Scale⁴⁶	Indirectly	Gait	History, cognition, vertigo, toileting
Johns Hopkins Fall Risk Assessment Tool¹²	Indirectly	Gait	Age, fall history, toileting, obstacles, cognition
Downton index⁴⁷	Indirectly	Gait, sensory examination	History, medications, cognition
Elderly Mobility Scale⁴⁸	Indirectly	Gait	Transfers, balance
Schmid Fall Risk Assessment⁴⁹	Indirectly	Gait	Mobility, cognition, incontinence, prior fall history, medications
STRATIFY^50,51	Indirectly	Gait	Fall history, agitation, vision, toileting, footwear, orthostatic supports, medications, environment

NA = not assessed; STRATIFY = St Thomas Risk Assessment Tool in Falling elderly inpatients.
Note: Among 7 inpatient fall risk assessment tools commonly used, no assessment tool directly assesses the peroneal nerve. Tools that assess gait are likely to miss subclinical peroneal neuropathy, which does not produce the characteristic steppage gait of overt peroneal neuropathy.