The aim of this study was to review the literature on the innervation of the wrist with an emphasis on pathological and therapeutic aspects. The nerves involved in wrist innervation and their mechanoreceptor endings are described. The literature over the past 30 years includes several topics that are still subjects of discussion and debate and require further research.
Keywords: mechanoreceptors in the wrist ligaments; wrist denervation; wrist innervation.
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