Almost three years ago, Jose, had a silly fall, where he twisted his foot and as a consequence broke his fifth metatarsal. He was diagnosed with Sudeck’s syndrome

Reflex sympathetic dystrophy, Sudeck’s dystrophy or complex regional pain is a very painful chronic musculoskeletal pathology that affects the upper limb with particular intensity. It causes stiffness of the joints, with poor mobility, a burning sensation accompanied by skin hypersensitivity, severe swelling (due to the abnormal accumulation of fluid in the tissues), redness, sweating, etc.

“I had the operation and the best thing I ever did, I wouldn’t hesitate for a minute… I got my life back. I am me again. I never tire of saying it, I was not that person who tried to survive every day. In constant pain, unable to rest at night. It’s horrible, it’s horrible.

This is a surgical procedure that requires extensive analysis, experience and technique to rule out, locate and address the source of a problem that has gone unnoticed by other surgeons.