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Can Sprain In Wrist Be Caused By Crushed Injury In Thumb And Bilateral Carpet Tunnel?

I had a thumb crust injury on 11/12/12 and have bilateral carpal tunnel and recently had a sprain wrist to the right hand. X ray of right hand had no fracture but showed mild DJD scaphoid multangular and first carpometacarpal joints. I want to have the carpal tunnel release surgery and would i need a joint replacement to the hand and can this situation develope from the thumb crush injury of 11/12/12
Tue, 29 Mar 2016
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I think you are having 2 different conditions which are not related to your crush injury in 2012. Bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome is quite common and has its own predisposing factors. Carpal tunnel release surgery is advised when everything else has failed to relieve symptoms and it has a very good success rate. DJD around scaphoid and thumb carpometacarpal arthritis is also very common, it is first treated with simple pain medication, injections and when this fails there is wide range of surgical options to consider and this would not involve joint replacement.
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Can Sprain In Wrist Be Caused By Crushed Injury In Thumb And Bilateral Carpet Tunnel?

Hi I think you are having 2 different conditions which are not related to your crush injury in 2012. Bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome is quite common and has its own predisposing factors. Carpal tunnel release surgery is advised when everything else has failed to relieve symptoms and it has a very good success rate. DJD around scaphoid and thumb carpometacarpal arthritis is also very common, it is first treated with simple pain medication, injections and when this fails there is wide range of surgical options to consider and this would not involve joint replacement.