Baillière’s clinical orthopaedics. Reflex sympathetic dystrophy.
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Clinical note Amputation and reflex sympathetic dystrophy
Reflex sympathetic dystrophy is a chronic pain syndrome characterized by chronic burning pain, restricted range of motion, oedema and vasolability. Patients are difficult to treat and the prognosis is very often poor. This report emphasizes that an amputation in case of a reflex sympathetic dystrophy is mostly due to a too late recognition of this syndrome. In the international literature littl...
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OBJECTIVE To describe eight patients with reflex sympathetic dystrophy in terms of clinical and laboratory characteristics and treatment. DESCRIPTION Eight children (four girls) with reflex sympathetic dystrophy were retrospectively analyzed. The diagnosis of reflex sympathetic dystrophy was based on the presence of pain in the distal extremities, local edema, vasomotor instability and impair...
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Reflex sympathetic dystrophy, also known as complex regional pain syndrome type I, is a multisymptom syndrome usually affecting one or more extremities. It is inadequately understood and, therefore, often frustrating to treat. This article presents a case study of a 23-year career nurse who developed reflex sympathetic dystrophy of the left knee. It also reviews the rationale for reflex sympath...
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OBJECTIVE The description of three cases of reflex sympathetic dystrophy. DESIGN Retrospective clinical observations. SETTING Gòtic basic Health Area, Barcelona. PATIENTS AND OTHER PARTICIPANTS Two women and a man (aged 75, 65 and 56) with mechanical pain and inflammation in the extremities. Two of the cases had a case history of trauma. Radiological signs of mottled osteoporosis were obs...
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Reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome is a devastating disease that is difficult to diagnose and treat. Presented here is a review of the literature explaining its clinical and radiographic findings, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment modalities.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British volume
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0301-620X,2044-5377
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.79b5.0790882b