Bilateral Complex Regional Pain Syndrome after Fracture of Bilateral Tibia and Fibula


Sas S., Gungor Z. K., Erdem H. R., Tuncay F.

TURK OSTEOPOROZ DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF OSTEOPOROSIS, cilt.23, sa.1, ss.29-32, 2017 (ESCI) identifier identifier

Özet

Complex regional syndrome type 1 (CRPS-1) is a painful clinical condition. It occurs after a painful event and characterized by allodynia, hyperalgesia, edema, abnormalities in skin blood flow and abnormal sudomotor activity. When CRPS-1 is associated with nerve injury, it is defined as CRPS-2. Central and peripheral theory are responsible in etiopathogenesis of CRPS-1. Generally it occurs in the injured limb. But, it may ocur in the opposite extremities. In this article, we present a case developing bilateral CRPS-1 after bilateral tibia and fibula fracture by reviewing current literature.