Wrist fractures and their impact in daily living functionality on elderly people: a prospective cohort study.

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Published in BMC Geriatr on January 14, 2016

Authors

Itziar Vergara1, Kalliopi Vrotsou2, Miren Orive3, Susana Garcia-Gutierrez4, Nerea Gonzalez5, Carlota Las Hayas6,7, Jose M Quintana8

Author Affiliations

1: Unidad de investigacion AP-OSIS Gipuzkoa, Osakidetza, Red de Investigación en Servicios Sanitarios y Enfermedades Crónicas (REDISSEC), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Biodonostia, San Sebastian-Donostia, Spain. itziar.vergaramitxeltorena@osakidetza.net.
2: Unidad de investigacion AP-OSIS Gipuzkoa, Osakidetza, Red de Investigación en Servicios Sanitarios y Enfermedades Crónicas (REDISSEC), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Biodonostia, San Sebastian-Donostia, Spain. kalliopi.vrotsoukanari@osakidetza.net.
3: Unidad de Investigación, Hospital Galdakao-Usansolo, Red de Investigación en Servicios Sanitarios y Enfermedades Crónicas (REDISSEC), Galdakao, Bizkaia, Spain. miren.orivecalzada@osakidetza.net.
4: Unidad de Investigación, Hospital Galdakao-Usansolo, Red de Investigación en Servicios Sanitarios y Enfermedades Crónicas (REDISSEC), Galdakao, Bizkaia, Spain. susana.garciagutierrez@osakidetza.net.
5: Unidad de Investigación, Hospital Galdakao-Usansolo, Red de Investigación en Servicios Sanitarios y Enfermedades Crónicas (REDISSEC), Galdakao, Bizkaia, Spain. nerea.gonzalezhernandez@osakidetza.net.
6: Psychology Department of Personality, Assessment and Treatment, University of Deusto, Bilbao, Bizkaia, Spain. carlota.lashayas@deusto.es.
7: Red de Investigación en Servicios Sanitarios y Enfermedades Crónicas (REDISSEC), Galdakao, Bizkaia, Spain. carlota.lashayas@deusto.es.
8: Unidad de Investigación, Hospital Galdakao-Usansolo, Red de Investigación en Servicios Sanitarios y Enfermedades Crónicas (REDISSEC), Galdakao, Bizkaia, Spain. josemaria.quintanalopez@osakidetza.net.

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