theories

Definition

Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome

CRPS 1

Sympathetically mediated pain syndrome

- excessive or exaggerated response of extremity to injury, surgery or disease

Manifested by

- intense or unduly prolonged pain

- vasomotor disturbances

- trophic changes

- delayed functional recovery

CRPS 2

Definition

Osteochondritis Dissecans

- separation of avascular fragment of bone & cartilage

Epidemiology

M : F = 2:1

Mean age 18 years

- can present as young as 9

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