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If your hand nerves get cut, is that fatal?
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No: Microsurgical techniques are used by hand surgeons to reconstruct nerves.
Answered 3/24/2013
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Hand nerve injury: Can lead to numbness, muscle weakness in the hand, and at times contractors and stiffness but it is not fatal.
Answered 11/19/2017
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