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There is no known prevention at this time. Early treatment is the key to slowing the progression of the disease. | There is no known prevention at this time. Early treatment is the key to slowing the progression of the disease. | ||
Vitamin C has been shown to reduce the prevalence of complex regional pain syndrome after wrist fractures. A daily dose of 500 mg for fifty days is recommended<ref>{{cite journal | journal=The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American volume.| year=2007 | volume=89 | pages=1424–31 | title=Can vitamin C prevent complex regional pain syndrome in patients with wrist fractures? A randomized, controlled, multicenter dose-response study. | author=Zollinger PE, Tuinebreijer WE, Breederveld RS, Kreis RW. | id=PMID 17606778 }}</ref>. | [[Vitamin C]] has been shown to reduce the prevalence of complex regional pain syndrome after wrist fractures. A daily dose of 500 mg for fifty days is recommended<ref>{{cite journal | journal=The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American volume.| year=2007 | volume=89 | pages=1424–31 | title=Can vitamin C prevent complex regional pain syndrome in patients with wrist fractures? A randomized, controlled, multicenter dose-response study. | author=Zollinger PE, Tuinebreijer WE, Breederveld RS, Kreis RW. | id=PMID 17606778 }}</ref>. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
There is no prevention at this time for complex regional pain syndrome. Vitamin C has been shown to reduce the prevalence.
Primary Prevention
There is no known prevention at this time. Early treatment is the key to slowing the progression of the disease.
Vitamin C has been shown to reduce the prevalence of complex regional pain syndrome after wrist fractures. A daily dose of 500 mg for fifty days is recommended[1].
References
- ↑ Zollinger PE, Tuinebreijer WE, Breederveld RS, Kreis RW. (2007). "Can vitamin C prevent complex regional pain syndrome in patients with wrist fractures? A randomized, controlled, multicenter dose-response study". The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American volume. 89: 1424&ndash, 31. PMID 17606778.