TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1991//
TI  - Factors associated with Colles' fracture in the elderly
JO  - Gerontology
A1  - Haboubi, N. Y.
A1  - Hudson, P. R.
SP  - 335
EP  - 338
VL  - 37
IS  - 6
N2  - We have measured sway, hearing and eyesight in a group of elderly patients with Colles' fracture (3 males, 21 females, mean age 75.9 years) and in a control group of elderly fallers (5 males, 19 females, mean age 76.9 years) who had no fractures. The Colles' fracture group had better eyesight than the control group (p = 0.022), but worse hearing, particularly at lower frequencies (p less than 0.0001 at 500 Hz), suggesting a conductive hearing loss. We conclude that those individuals with better eyesight would try to stretch their arm to break a fall, so breaking their wrist. Osteoporotic changes in the auditory ossicles is proposed as a possible cause for the hearing loss in the Colles' fracture group. We conclude that those individuals presenting with Colles' fracture may also have hearing loss and conversely, patients presenting with a conductive hearing loss may be at risk of developing the further symptoms of osteoporosis.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0304-324X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -