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  • Temporal bone fractures after falls

  • Pharibe Pope, Christopher Z. Wen, Anna S. Christou, Bashar Hassan, Danielle Sidelnikov, Michael Grant, Kalpesh Vakharia, Natalie Justicz, Adam Kaufman
  • Journal:
    The Journal of Laryngology & Otology / Volume 140 / Issue 3 / March 2026
    Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    26 December 2025, pp. 273-279
    Print publication:
    March 2026
  • Objective

    This study describes the management and outcomes of temporal bone fractures resulting from falls.

    Methods

    We retrospectively reviewed patients with traumatic temporal bone fractures from 2018 through 2022.

    Results

    We analysed 171 patients with temporal bone fractures, 62 (36.3 per cent) of which occurred secondary to falls. Fall patients were significantly older than non-fall patients (mean age 46 vs. 38 years; p = 0.0079) and had higher Modified Frailty Index-5 scores (0.63 vs. 0.20; p = 0.0003). Fall patients had shorter hospital stays (10.1 vs. 15.8 days; p = 0.015), were more frequently discharged home (66.1 vs. 44.0 per cent; p = 0.007) and were less likely to experience non-resolving facial nerve weakness (6.5 vs. 21.1 per cent; p = 0.030).

    Conclusion

    Patients with temporal bone fractures from falls are older and frailer than non-fall patients and have unique preventative and rehabilitation needs.