Reflex sympathetic dystrophy of the lower extremity in tetraplegia: case report
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Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy in the Upper Extremity.
The diagnosis and treatment of pain are among the most challenging problems facing orthopaedic surgeons, and reflex sympathetic dystrophy is probably the most frustrating and difficult pain syndrome to manage. Pain, swelling, and autonomic dysfunction are cardinal signs of the condition. Although the pathogenesis is still unclear, many theories have been proposed. Because reflex sympathetic dys...
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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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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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عنوان ژورنال: Spinal Cord
سال: 1996
ISSN: 1362-4393,1476-5624
DOI: 10.1038/sc.1996.44