causalgia; complex regional pain syndrome type 2

Etiology

• surgical repair of rotator cuff injury

* also see reflex sympathetic dystrophy

Pathology

• see reflex sympathetic dystrophy

Clinical manifestations

• persistent, severe burning sensation with trophic changes generally following peripheral nerve injury
• the median nerve, tibial nerve & brachial plexus are often affected

* also see reflex sympathetic dystrophy

Diagnostic procedures

• see reflex sympathetic dystrophy

Radiology

• see reflex sympathetic dystrophy

Differential diagnosis

• see reflex sympathetic dystrophy

Management

• see reflex sympathetic dystrophy

More general terms

• complex regional pain syndrome