title: Complex regional pain syndrome.
abstract: Abnormal posttraumatic pain may delay recovery and severely impact health-related quality of life. The term complex regional pain syndrome describes abnormally intense and prolonged pain that is not related to tissue damage and is sometimes a sequela of injury. Various treatment strategies, including therapy, parental interventions, and peripheral surgery, are used to manage the condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: L Andrew
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Koman
authors.forename: Beth Paterson
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Evan F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Ekman
authors.forename: Thomas L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D020918:Complex Regional Pain Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans