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Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume, Vol 89-B, Issue 3, 285-290.
doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.89B3.18360  
Copyright © 2007 by British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery
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Complex regional pain syndrome with special emphasis on the knee

G. S. E. Dowd, MD, MCh(Orth), FRCS, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon1; R. Hussein, MSc, FRCS G, FRCS(Trauma & Orth), Knee Fellow1; V. Khanduja, MRCS, MSc, FRCS(Trauma & Orth), Knee Fellow1; and A. J. Ordman, FRCA, Consultant Anaesthesist and Pain Specialist2

1 Department of Trauma & Orthopaedics
2 Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Management, The Royal Free Hospital, Hampstead, London NW3 2QG, UK.

Correspondence should be sent to Mr R. Hussein; e-mail: ramihussein2{at}aol.com

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.






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