Wrist fracture significantly raises risk of hip fracture

Friday, December 13, 2013 - 11:00 in Health & Medicine

A new study showed that patients with Colles' fracture are at higher risk than patients with osteoporosis to have a subsequent hip fracture within one year; Colles' fracture and osteoporosis together further increase the risk of hip fracture.

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