Patients With Preexisting Anxiety and Mood Disorders Are More Likely to Develop Complex Regional Pain Syndrome After Fractures.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a multifactorial condition that may affect patients who sustain a fracture in the upper and lower extremities. Prior investigations have formed a foundation for exploring a possible association between psychiatric disorders and the development of CRPS; however, current studies are conflicted regarding the existence and temporality of a relationship between psychiatric disorders and the potential development of CRPS.

Questions/purposes

(1) Are patients with preexisting anxiety and mood disorders (AMDs) at increased risk of receiving a diagnosis of CRPS after upper or lower extremity fractures? (2) Are patients with preexisting AMDs at increased risk of being diagnosed with CRPS after surgical fixation of their fracture?

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SUBMITTER: Pereira DE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10776154 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature