Association between bone mineral density and hearing loss in osteogenesis imperfecta

Last updated on 22-8-2019 by Anonymous (non vérifié)

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OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS: Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a heritable connective tissue disorder, predominantly characterized by bone fragility. In half of the patients, progressive hearing loss develops, which is associated with abnormal bony changes involving the middle ear ossicles and stapes footplate. In the present study, we investigated whether the development of hearing loss in OI may be related to the overall aberrant bone quality. STUDY DESIGN: Observational study. METHODS: Following audiologic evaluation, 56 adult OI patients were classified as presenting normal hearing or conductiv…

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