Can vitamin C prevent complex regional pain syndrome in patients with wrist fractures?

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 447-448

  Rogers, Benedict A ^a   Ricketts, David M ^b  

^a PRINCESS ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; VITAMIN;

ASCORBIC ACID DEFICIENCY; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME; HUMAN; LETTER; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; WRIST FRACTURE; ANIMAL; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME TYPE I; FRACTURE; INCIDENCE; NOTE; RAT; WRIST INJURY;

ANIMALS; ASCORBIC ACID; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; RATS; REFLEX SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY; VITAMINS; WRIST INJURIES;

EID: 38949147114     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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