[{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/betterbones.com\/fractures-and-healing\/what-your-wrist-fracture-may-be-telling-you\/#Article","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/betterbones.com\/fractures-and-healing\/what-your-wrist-fracture-may-be-telling-you\/","headline":"What your wrist fracture may be telling you","name":"What your wrist fracture may be telling you","description":"Print PDF eBook Facebook Twitter Gmail LinkedIn Pinterest How many of you have fallen and thrown out your hands to catch yourself?\u00a0 It\u2019s probably happened to most us, and may be one reason that in the U.S., 1 in 10 broken bones is a broken wrist. But wrist fractures aren\u2019t just due to accidents. Wrist […]","datePublished":"2017-01-25","dateModified":"2026-04-22","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/betterbones.com\/author\/brownbetterbonesgmail-com\/#Person","name":"Dr. Susan E. 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Wrist fractures that occur from a fall from standing height are generally a sign of bone weakness and are the most common osteoporotic fractures.Having seen my grandmother experience first a wrist fracture, then a collarbone fracture, and finally a hip fracture, I suspected that wrist fractures \u2014 common in middle-aged and older women \u2014 are an important sign that attention should be given to strengthening bone.Table of ContentsToggle     2 Minutes ReadWrist fractures signal increased fracture riskThe big news . . . \u00a0the younger the woman was when she fractured her wrist, the greater her relative risk of having another fracture later on.Wrist fractures signal increased fracture riskAnd there\u2019s a recent study out that confirms this suspicion. In a 2015 study from the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research (Crandall et al., 2015), the study authors looked at long-term data from more than 160,000 women and found that women who\u2019d previously had a wrist fracture were at significantly higher risk of other fractures during the almost 12 years of follow-up \u2014 regardless of other osteoporosis risk factors.The big news . . . \u00a0the younger the woman was when she fractured her wrist, the greater her relative risk of having another fracture later on.I like to say, make your first fracture your last fracture. If you\u2019ve fractured a wrist in the past, be aware that this fracture is your \u201ccanary in the\u00a0coal mine\u201d telling you to pay attention to your bones. You can take the Better Bones Profile to assess the health of your bones and your potential risk of fracture.ReferenceCrandall, C. J., Hovey, K. M., Cauley, J. A., Andrews, C. A., Curtis, J. R., Wactawski-Wende, J., Wright, N. C., Li, W., and LeBoff, M. S. Wrist fracture and risk of subsequent fractures:\u00a0Findings from the Women\u2019s Health Initiative Study. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research 2015;30:2086\u20132095.To understand the underlying bone health picture, visit our natural osteoporosis support guide."},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Fractures And Healing","item":"https:\/\/betterbones.com\/fractures-and-healing\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"What your wrist fracture may be telling you","item":"https:\/\/betterbones.com\/fractures-and-healing\/what-your-wrist-fracture-may-be-telling-you\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]