title: [Complex Regional Pain (CRPS) Syndrome type II. Timing for surgery and therapeutic options: neuromodulation].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The object of this study is to evaluate the importance of a correct timing for surgery, the different strategies of therapy and the use of the neuromodulation in the Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) type II.
  
  
  METHODS
  The last 2 years we observed 8 patients with the clinical picture of a CPRS type II, due to previous peripheral nerve lesions of the upper extremity. All the patients followed a therapeutic protocol of neuromodulation and reconstructive surgical repair.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Six patients out of eight had almost a complete recovery of the symptoms 6 months after the surgery.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our study demonstrates that the patients who underwent surgical repair followed by neuromodulation didn't present any recurrence of the symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Neuromed, IRCCS, Pozzilli, Isernia, Italia. giampaolo.monacelli@uniroma1.it
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Monacelli
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Valesini
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Rizzo
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Spagnoli
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Irace
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D020918:Complex Regional Pain Syndromes / Q000145:classification / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009407:Nerve Block