Incidence of Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy of the Upper Extremity: Shoulder-Hand Syndrome
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Incidence of reflex sympathetic dystrophy of the upper extremity: shoulder-hand syndrome.
According to the large literature on the subject, the reflex sympathetic dystrophy of the upper extremity, or so-called shoulder-hand syndrome (Steinbrocker, 1947), seems to be relatively common. Unfortunately the literature contains no data about the incidence of this disorder as a whole. Many authors have reported its incidence to be 10-20 per cent. of cases of coronary occlusion (Askey, 1941...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
سال: 1953
ISSN: 0003-4967
DOI: 10.1136/ard.12.4.315