Prednisone for Acute Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: A Retrospective Cohort Study

<table class="table-group" id="tab5"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Pain stratification</td><td class="align_center">Prevalence after prednisone treatment</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Pain no longer present</td><td class="align_center">48.7% (19/39)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Decreased pain permitting functional use</td><td class="align_center">48.7% (19/39)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Pain not improved</td><td class="align_center">2.6% (1/39)</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Pain levels at final visit after completion of prednisone treatment.</div>

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Table 5: Prednisone for Acute Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: A Retrospective Cohort Study 