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Our aim was to describe our novel technique for partial percutaneous wrist denervation, performed by radiofrequency ablation of the posterior and anterior interosseous nerves, and to report on the prospective outcomes over a 1-year follow-up for 3 patients (4 wrists) treated as of March 2019. The technique is performed on an outpatient basis and does not require postprocedure wrist immobilization or restriction in activities of daily living or work. Findings at the 1-year follow-up indicate that partial denervation improved grip strength, provided pain relief, maintained wrist motion, and improved subjective report of disabilities of the arm, shoulder, and hand. One patient did not report a benefit of the procedures, with other patients being <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">very satisfied<\/jats:italic>. Our percutaneous procedure is an evolution of the traditional partial denervation technique, providing advantages of being less invasive, not requiring restriction of movement or activities in the postoperative phase, can be performed on an out-patient basis, and does not preclude the subsequent use of invasive surgical procedures, as needed.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1097\/bth.0000000000000304","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,6,30]],"date-time":"2020-06-30T12:08:45Z","timestamp":1593518925000},"page":"89-93","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["Percutaneous Radiofrequency Ablation of the Posterior and Anterior Interosseous Nerves for Chronic Wrist Pain: A Novel Technique"],"prefix":"10.1097","volume":"25","author":[{"given":"Francesco","family":"Smeraglia","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, \u201cFederico II\u201d University"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Daniela","family":"Berritto","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Radiology Unit, Private Hospital \u201cVilla Fiorita\u201d, Capua, Caserta, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Morena A.","family":"Basso","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, \u201cFederico II\u201d University"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Giuseppe","family":"Mosillo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, \u201cFederico II\u201d University"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Roberto","family":"Grassi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Radiology \u201cUniversit\u00e0 Degli Studi Della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli\u201d Naples"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Massimo","family":"Mariconda","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, \u201cFederico II\u201d University"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"276","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,6]]},"reference":[{"key":"R1-20250512","first-page":"1","article-title":"Die Gelenksdenervation und ihre anatomi- schen Grundlagen. 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