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A member asked:

Is it posible to wear out cartilage in wrist? i hear an aweful grinding when it turns and at times very painful. i wear a brace on it at night.

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Yes: There is one cartilage disc in the wrist called the triangular fibrocartilage and it does perforate over time due to degeneration.

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Answered 11/17/2015

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