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Could a sprained wrist turn into osteoarthritis?

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Unlikely: Not unless there was significant damage to cartilage

Answered 10/13/2014

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Not necessarily : A sprain is the soft tissues of muscles and tendons. However, if there's other structural damage noted or not noted to take place at the time of the strain, eventually this could show up as a post-traumatic osteoarthritis.

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