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Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

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The complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is also known as algodystrophy, sympathetic neuroalgodystrophy, or reflex sympathetic dystrophy [1]. These numerous changes in the name show the “blur” that still surrounds this syndrome.

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  1. Institut Sud Aquitain de la Main et du Membre Supérieur, Aguiléra Clinic Biarritz, Biarritz, France

    Baptiste Arrate (Occupational Therapist) & Grégory Mesplié (Physiotherapist and Orthotist)

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Arrate, B., Mesplié, G. (2015). Complex Regional Pain Syndrome. In: Hand and Wrist Rehabilitation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16318-5_17

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