A Case of Pain Due to an Old Fracture Successfully Treated with Sokeikakketsuto

VernacularTitle:陳旧性骨折後疼痛に対して疎経活血湯が著効した1例
Author: Yuzo FUKUSHIMA ¹ ; Ryosuke FUJITA ² ; Nobuhiro MIYAMOTO ³ ; Satoru YAMAMOTO ⁴ ; Hiromi SANEMATSU ⁵ ; Masahiro SAKATA ⁶
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1. Fukushima Orthopaedic Clinic
2. Kitaoka Hospital, Division of Orthopedic Surgery
3. Department of General Medicine, Tottori Municipal Hospital
4. Yasugi Daiichi Hospital Department of Breast Surgery
5. Yamamoto Internal Medicine Clinic
6. Shinkai Yamamoto Clinic
Keywords: sokeikakketsuto; fracture; post-operative focal infection; chronic pain
From:Kampo Medicine 2021;72(1):34-38
CountryJapan
Language:Japanese
Abstract: In daily medical examinations of orthopedic surgery, treatment for chronic pain is sometimes needed. We report a case of chronic pain developed after an open fracture 15 years ago and successfully treated with sokeikakketsuto. A 35-year-old man unfortunately sustained an open fracture in his right lower leg in a traffic accident at his age of 20 years. He underwent 12-13 surgeries for osteosynthesis, post-operative focal infection, and leg extension. Subsequently, he developed periodic pain in his right ankle joint. He consulted our clinic because of the severe pain; although non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs were ineffective, sokeikakketsuto was dramatically effective. To treat chronic pain after an old fracture, sokeikakketsuto may be considered as a choice of treatment.