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Complex regional pain syndrome with special emphasis on trauma

R. Hussein

Department of Trauma & Orthopaedics and Department of Pain Management, The Royal Free Hospital, Hampstead, London NW3 2QG, UK, ramihussein2{at}aol.com

AJ Ordman

Department of Trauma & Orthopaedics and Department of Pain Management, The Royal Free Hospital, Hampstead, London NW3 2QG, UK

GSE Dowd

Department of Trauma & Orthopaedics and Department of Pain Management, The Royal Free Hospital, Hampstead, London NW3 2QG, UK

Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a condition characterised by a disproportionate regional response to a stimulus leading to disproportionate pain and sensory changes with signs of sympathetic autonomic over-activity. This article summarises the literature on CRPS, particularly the diagnosis and treatment with special emphasis on trauma.

Key Words: reflex sympathetic dystrophy • complex regional pain syndrome • trauma

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Trauma, Vol. 9, No. 3, 151-161 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/1460408607086433
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