Prevalence of neuropathic pain in the foot and ankle patients:

Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics

EliezerSidon¹ 

关键词: neuropathic pain;    neuropathy;    pain;   

DOI  :  10.1177/2473011418S00448

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

Category:OtherIntroduction/Purpose:The management of pain in patients with foot and ankle pain can be challenging. Cumulative data suggest that, in addition to nociceptive mechanisms, other neuropathic mechanisms can contribute to pain in a subset of people with osteoarthritis. Neuropathic mechanism include central sensitization or peripheral neuropathic hyper activated pain.Heterogeneous pain mechanisms may explain variable responses to recommended pain therapies. Accurate classification of pain phenotype using clinically feasible tools has potential to improve pain management. The PainDETECT score, a validated patient-report questionnaire was developed to identify neuropathic pain. A recent study found a prevalence of 23% of neuropathic pain following ORIF of Ankle fractures. The purpose of this study is to examine the prevalence of neuropathic pain (NP) in a variety of foot and ankle disorders.Methods:This is a cross-sectional study investigating the prevalence of NP in a population of patients undergo...

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