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ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2022

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome after Spine Surgery: A Rare Complication in Mini-Invasive Lumbar Spine Surgery: An Updated Comprehensive Review.

Umberto Aldo Arcidiacono, Daniele Armocida, Alessandro Pesce, Marco Maiotti, Luca Proietti, Giancarlo D'Andrea, Antonio Santoro, Alessandro Frati

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Umberto Aldo ArcidiaconoHuman Neurosciences Department, Neurosurgery Division, "Sapienza" University, 00185 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6715-5395
Daniele ArmocidaHuman Neurosciences Department, Neurosurgery Division, "Sapienza" University, 00185 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6550-5534
Alessandro PesceNeurosurgery Unit, Santa Maria Goretti Hospital, Via Guido Reni 1, 04100 Latina, Italy.
Marco MaiottiVilla Stuart Hospital, Orthopedic Clinic, 00135 Roma, Italy.
Luca ProiettiDivision of Spinal Surgery, IRCCS Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, Institute of Orthopaedics, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Rome, Italy.
Giancarlo D'Andrea"Spaziani" Hospital, 03100 Frosinone, Italy.
Antonio SantoroHuman Neurosciences Department, Neurosurgery Division, "Sapienza" University, 00185 Rome, Italy.
Alessandro FratiIRCCS "Neuromed", 86077 Pozzilli, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8062-614X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundComplex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a postoperative, misdiagnosed condition highlighted only by pain therapists after numerous failed attempts at pain control by the treating surgeon in the case of prolonged pain after surgery. It only occurs rarely after spine surgery, causing the neurosurgeon's inappropriate decision to resort to a second surgical treatment.

methodsWe performed a systematic review of the literature reporting and analyzing all recognized and reported cases of CRPS in patients undergoing spinal surgery to identify the best diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for this unusual condition. We compare our experience with the cases reported through a review of the literature.

resultsWe retrieve 20 articles. Most of the papers are clinical cases showing the disorder's rarity after spine surgery. Most of the time, the syndrome followed uncomplicated lumbar spine surgery involving one segment. The most proposed therapy was chemical sympathectomy and spinal cord stimulation.

conclusionCRPS is a rare pathology and is rarer after spine surgery. However, it is quite an invalidating disorder. Early therapy and resolution, however, require a rapid diagnosis of the syndrome. In our opinion, since CRPS occurs relatively rarely following spinal surgery, it should not have a substantial impact on the indications for and timing of these operations. Therefore, it is essential to diagnose this rare occurrence and treat it promptly and appropriately.

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complex regional pain syndromeCRPSneurosurgerypainspine surgery

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PMID36556025
PMCPMC9781971

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