BATTERED GRANNY OR SPONTANEOUS FRACTURES - A LEGAL DILEMMA

Authors
CONNOLLY V MCCONNELL AA MCGARRITY G
Citation
V. Connolly et al., BATTERED GRANNY OR SPONTANEOUS FRACTURES - A LEGAL DILEMMA, Postgraduate medical journal, 71(840), 1995, pp. 630-632
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Postgraduate medical journal → ACNP
ISSN journal
00325473
Volume
71
Issue
840
Year of publication
1995
Pages
630 - 632
Database
ISI
SICI code
0032-5473(1995)71:840<630:BGOSF->2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
A 70-year-old woman was admitted from a local nursing home with extens ive bruising and bilateral hip discomfort. The referring doctor had re ported the possibility of elder abuse to the police. Full examination showed that osteomalacia, precipitated by a poor diet and lack of expo sure to sunlight, was sufficient to explain the patient's condition. C aution is recommended in diagnosing elder abuse until other possibilit ies have been excluded.