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. 2021 May 15;3(4):e1037–e1045. doi: 10.1016/j.asmr.2021.03.009

Table 1.

Patients' Demographics, History, CRPS-Related Symptoms, and Physical Examination Findings

Case 1 Case 2 Case 3
Surgery Shoulder arthroscopy
Rotator cuff repair (supraspinatus) and open subpectoralis biceps tenodesis
Shoulder arthroscopy
Rotator cuff repair (supraspinatus and infraspinatus) and open subpectoralis biceps tenodesis
Open Latarjet procedure
Open capsulorrhaphy (bipolar bone loss instability)
Anesthesia Regional + sedation Regional + sedation Regional + sedation
Age, y 56 59 58
Sex Female Female Female
Affected upper limb Right Right Right
Occupation Occupational therapist Hospital housekeeper Dance teacher
Medical history Obstructive sleep apnea
GERD
None Anxiety
Ankylosing spondylitis
Osteoporosis
Polycystic kidney disease
GERD
Diverticulitis
Asthma
COPD (smoking history)
Surgical history None None Cerebral aneurysm (embolization)
Cholecystectomy
Incontinence (sling)
Tubal ligation
Onset of symptoms (postoperative), d 24 112 35
Symptoms Shoulder to fingers
Severe neurologic pain
Swelling
Muscle spasms
Shoulder and Hand
Sharp pain
Swelling
Stiffness
Hand
Severe neurologic pain
Swelling
Muscle spasms
Physical examination findings Stiffness (shoulder, hand, and wrist with normal elbow motion)

Cutaneous hyperalgesia
Warmth and hyperemia
Swelling
Loss of skin creases
Nail changes
Poor hand motion
Poor grip strength
Stiffness (shoulder, hand, and wrist with normal elbow motion)
Cutaneous hyperalgesia
Warmth and hyperemia
Allodynia
Poor hand motion
Poor grip strength
Pain to passive motion
Stiffness (shoulder, hand, and wrist with normal elbow
motion)
Cutaneous hyperalgesia
Warmth and hyperemia
Allodynia
Swelling
Muscle fasciculations
Skin discoloration
Excessive sweating
Cold intolerance

COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; GERD, gastrointestinal reflux disease.