Bilateral complex regional pain syndrome following spinal cord injury and bilateral calcaneus fracture

• Main Authors: Ahmet Boyacı, Ahmet Tutoğlu, F. Nurefşan Boyacı, Esra Çelen
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Modestum Publishing LTD 2013-09-01
• Series: Journal of Clinical and Experimental Investigations
• Subjects: complex regional pain syndrome; calcaneus fracture; spinal cord injury
• Online Access: http://www.jceionline.org/upload/sayi/18/JCEI-00672.pdf

Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a disease affectingone or more extremities, characterized by spontaneouspain, allodynia, hyperpathia and hyperalgesia.CRPS is separated into Type 1 and Type 2. CRPS whichdevelops after a nociceptive event is labeled as Type 1and when it develops following peripheral nerve damage,Type 2. Although the pathogenesis is not fully understood,peripheral and central sensitivity are held responsible.Bilateral lower extremity involvement is extremely rare.However, it should be borne in mind that it can develop intraumatic injuries which occur in more than one area anddiagnosis and commencement of a rehabilitation programshould be made in the early period. The case is presentedhere of bilateral Type 1 CRPS developing after incompletespinal cord injury and bilateral calcaneus fracture. JClin Exp Invest 2013; 4 (3): 360-363Key words: complex regional pain syndrome, calcaneusfracture, spinal cord injury