Complex regional pain syndrome risk factors
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Overview
Precipitating factors include underlying illnesses (especially vascular disease, an underlying rheumatic condition, a hidden infection or a coagulopathy in RSD cases), orthopedic injury, and surgery.
Risk Factors
Risk Factors
Precipitating factors include underlying illness (especially vascular disease, an underlying rheumatic condition, a hidden infection or a coagulopathy in RSD cases), orthopedic injury and surgery. Although there are documented cases that have no identifiable injury to the original site in almost all cases of RSD there was an underlying event or injury.
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