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The anatomy of the innervation of the joints of the hand are described, and related, clinically to pain following trauma or arthritis. Nerve blocks of the innervation of the joints of the hand are described. The technical approaches to denervation of the joints of the hand described and illustrated. The results of denervation of the hand are presented.

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Dellon, A.L. (2019). Hand Denervation. In: Joint Denervation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05538-7_9

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