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Wrist fractures may predict more serious fractures in postmenopausal women

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Wrist fractures among women younger than 65 may predict more serious fractures in other parts of their bodies later in life, according to a study in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. One in five women who had experienced a broken wrist went on to suffer a nonwrist fracture during the next 10 years. Read more and read the study abstract.

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