title: Free flap transfer for complex regional pain syndrome type II.
abstract: A patient with complex regional pain syndrome type II was successfully treated using free anterolateral thigh flap transfer with digital nerve coaptation to the cutaneous nerve of the flap. Release of the scarred tissue and soft tissue coverage with targeted sensory nerve coaptation were useful in relieving severe pain.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Niigata University Graduate School of Medicine , Niigata, Japan.
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsuda
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Saga University Hospital , Saga, Japan.
authors.forename: Mamoru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kikuchi
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine , Suita, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: Tsuyoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Murase
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine , Suita, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: Ko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hosokawa
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Niigata University Graduate School of Medicine , Niigata, Japan.
authors.forename: Minoru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shibata
keywords: Complex regional pain syndrome; free flap; painful neuroma; surgical treatment