The "kick-off" position: A new sign for early diagnosis of complex regional pain syndrome in the leg

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 92-95

  Panchbhavi, Vinod K ^a,b   Trevino, Saul G ^a   Castro Aragon, Oscar ^a   Rowell, Margaret ^a   Jo, Jeannie ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

"Kick off" Position; Causalgia; Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS); Neuropathic Pain; Pain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE INJURY; BODY POSITION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME TYPE I; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME TYPE II; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FOOT INJURY; HUMAN; LEG PAIN; LEG POSITION; MALE; PERONEUS NERVE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANKLE INJURIES; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROMES; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FOOT INJURIES; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33846241676     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3113/FAI.2007.0017     Document Type: Review

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