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Can a cortisone injection and splint heal a cartilage tear in the wrist (tfcc)?
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Tfcc tears can be : Treated with a splint and a cortisone injection and this may help for months and years. Technically the only thing you can do to fix a tfcc tear is to have arthroscopic wrist surgery but this isn't always necessary.
Answered 6/14/2018
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