Abstract
Pain after spinal cord injury (SCI) and in individuals with complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) has been reported on extensively, and reports commonly mention the burden these individuals face and how notoriously difficult these conditions are to treat. On the other hand, there have been only rare reports of the two conditions in combination. Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) has been studied in randomized controlled trials in individuals with CRPS [1] and has been reported on retrospectively in SCI [2]. More recently, dorsal root ganglion stimulation (DRGS) has shown superiority to SCS in CRPS of the lower extremities [3]. The following case describes the successful use of DRGS in an individual with an SCI and CRPS of the lower extremity after traditional SCS failed. We present a case of a young adult who suffered a spinal cord infarct post-procedurally, leading to a T11 American...
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