title: Complex regional pain syndrome with special emphasis on the knee.
abstract: Complex regional pain syndrome is characterised by an exaggerated response to injury in a limb with intense prolonged pain, vasomotor disturbance, delayed functional recovery and trophic changes. This review describes the current knowledge of the condition and outlines the methods of treatment available with particular emphasis on the knee.
authors.affiliation: Department of Trauma & Orthopaedics, The Royal Free Hospital, Hampstead, London NW3 2QG, UK.
authors.forename: G S E
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Dowd
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hussein
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Khanduja
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Ordman
mesh_terms: D002422:Causalgia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D020918:Complex Regional Pain Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000503:physiopathology; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D012019:Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D013565:Sympatholytics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D013565:Sympatholytics