Implant removal combined with total wrist denervation for painful intra-articular distal radial malunions: a prospective study

Camille Brenac, Najib Kachouh, Arnaud Walch, Marie Witters, Alice Mayoly, Jean Baptiste de Villeneuve Bargemon

Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume): Journal of the British Society for Surgery of the Hand & Official Journal of the Federation of European Societies for Surgery of the Hand

Published online on March 18, 2026

Abstract

Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume), Ahead of Print.
Introduction:The main aim of this study was to compare functional, pain and clinical outcomes between patients who underwent implant removal combined with total wrist denervation and patients who underwent implant removal alone for painful intra-articular ...