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The purpose of wrist denervation is to decrease pain by surgically dividing the nerves that transmit the afferent pain signal from the wrist. Osteoarthritis following distal radius fractures is a rare problem, which can be treated by denervation. Patient selection using local anaesthetic blocks and functional assessment help to identify patients that are good candidates for this procedure. Wrist denervation can be complete or partial. Results seem to be good in the long term in two-thirds of cases.
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Heras-Palou, C. (2014). Wrist Denervation. In: Hove, L., Lindau, T., Hølmer, P. (eds) Distal Radius Fractures. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-54604-4_44
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