SOA Textbook: Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Associated with Fractures of the Distal Radius and Ulna
Orthopaedic Care Textbook

Home | Authors | Sections | Email
Chapter Home | Outlines | All Figures | All References

Current Chapter: Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Associated with Fractures of the Distal Radius and Ulna

Authors: L. Andrew Koman, M.D., Beth Paterson Smith, Ph.D., Thomas L. Smith, Ph.D.

Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), i.e., traditional reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD) or causalgia, is a frequent complicating factor following fracture of the distal radius with or without fracture of the ulna and may produce significant long-term sequelae.

Related Chapters:



Read Chapter | View Outlines

L.Andrew Koman, M.D.
Wake Forest University
School of Medicine
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Winston-Salem, NC 27157

Beth P. Smith, PhD
Wake Forest University
School of Medicine
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Research Laboratory
Winston-Salem, NC 27157


Thomas L. Smith, PhD
Wake Forest University
School of Medicine
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Research Laboratory
Winston-Salem, NC 27157

 


Chapter Home | Outlines | All Figures | All References