Physical function trajectory after wrist or lower arm fracture in postmenopausal women: results from the Women's Health Initiative Study.
Carolyn J CrandallJoseph LarsonAladdin H ShadyabMeryl S LeBoffJean Wactawski-WendeJulie C WeitlaufNazmus SaquibJane A CauleyJuliann SaquibKristine E EnsrudPublished in: Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA (2024)
Women with lower arm or wrist fracture, particularly those aged 80 and older, were more likely to experience declines in physical functioning than women without such fractures, independent of baseline physical functioning level.