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Is It Common And Effective To Do The Wrist Replacement ?
A plastic surgeon looked at my wrist and said it was completely worn out . He said he s try an injection of cortisone (which he did about 10 days ago) to see if any feeling came back to the thumb and first two fingers of my hand or if there was any change. If not, - he said I d need a complete wrist replacement. How common is this and how effective is it?
Fri, 11 Nov 2016
Hi I am unable to understand how a plastic surgeon can talk about wrist replacement. With the features you have described it appears that you have Carpal Tunnel Syndrome( compression of a nerve at wrist) which is causing pain and numbness in your fingers. I suggest you undergo a surgery to release the nerve , by an orthopedic surgeon.
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