Ankle fracture after resolution of complex regional pain syndrome
Ankle fracture after resolution of complex regional pain syndrome
CRPS, 28 days after injury. The patient responded to gabapentin, early motion, tactile stimulation, and lumbar sympathetic nerve block. This photo (taken four days after a lumbar sympathetic nerve block and five days after the photo "Ankle fracture complicated by complex regional pain syndrome") shows improvement in the swelling and skin changes. The patient recovered fully after three months of treatment.