Early Treatment of Acute Complex Regional Pain Syndrome after Fracture or Injury with Prednisone: Why Is There a Failure to Treat? A Case Series

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Case : a 78-year-old man with a central cord syndrome due to a flexion extension injury causing disc herniation and cord compression. After surgery, he regained the ability to walk with slow improvement of arm function. Four months later, he developed painful swelling of the right hand and loss of range in the denervated right shoulder, with loss of use of the right hand.