Wrist Fractures Dramatically Affect Everyday Tasks: Study

(Medical News Today) UPDATED 2010-07-14

Wrist fractures appear to have a dramatic impact on functional decline in older women. A study of 6,107 women over the course of seven years found that the 268 women who'd suffered a wrist fracture were 50 percent more likely than their peers to suffer an important functional decline. The five activities used to determine functional decline included meal preparation, getting out of a car, shopping, climbing 10 stairs, and heavy housecleaning.
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