Pain Symptoms Accompanying Chronic Poststernotomy Pain: A Pilot Study

Objective. Despite the technical developments in surgical procedures, chronic poststernotomy pain (CPSP) is still very common. Many theories for its cause have been proposed in the literature, but the etiology is still not clear. Pain along the sternal scar and in the upper extremities (sometimes a...

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Published in:	Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) Vol. 11; no. 11; pp. 1628 - 1634
Main Authors:	Van Leersum, Nicoline J., Van Leersum, Rutger L., Verwey, Harriette F., Klautz, Robert J. M.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Malden, USA Blackwell Publishing Inc 01-11-2010
Subjects:	Aged Cardiac Surgery Cervical Angina Chronic Disease Female Humans Male Middle Aged Myofascial Pain Pain Pain - epidemiology Pain - etiology Pilot Projects Postoperative Complications - epidemiology Postoperative Complications - etiology Retrospective Studies Sternotomy Sternotomy - adverse effects Surveys and Questionnaires
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