A member asked:

I fractured and displaced my scaphoid 14 days ago. yesterday received an orif. i have no sensation in the top of my thumb-- will i regain sensation?

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Dr. Marco Coppola answered

Specializes in Emergency Medicine

Maybe...: As with any surgery, there is the potential for nerves to be severed or cut, which is unavoidable. The sensation may return to your thumb. Personal note: I had a knee operation in 1993 to repair a damaged ligament. Sensation returned fully 10 years later!

Answered 1/19/2017

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