Sentences with phrase «wrist fracture occurs»

«Wrist fractures could predict susceptibility to serious fractures in postmenopausal women: Study highlights importance of developing strategies to prevent future fractures after an initial wrist fracture occurs.»

In the study, published in the journal «Osteoporosis International», investigators from the University of Tasmania, Anhui Medical University and Nanjing Medical University estimated that in 2010 more than 2.3 million osteoporosis - related hip, clinical vertebral and wrist fractures occurred in the population aged 50 years and over.

Not exact matches

While the bones in the legs (tibia and fibula) are common sites of stress fractures, they can also occur in the foot's metatarsal and navicular bones, the pelvis, and wrist.