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Chronic regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a debilitating, painful condition of limbs that often arises after an injury and is associated with significant morbidity. The Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation (AGREE II) instrument, used to assess the quality of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs), was used to evaluate seven CRPS management guideline. Out of the seven CPGs evaluated using the AGREE II instrument, only one from Royal College of Physicians was found to have high-quality consensus guidelines for diagnosis and management of CRPS. Future CPGs should be backed by systematic literature searches, focus on guidelines clinical translation into clinical practice and applicability to the desired patient population.