Shoulder complaints in patients with reflex sympathetic dystrophy of the upper extremity
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Shoulder complaints in patients with reflex sympathetic dystrophy of the upper extremity.
Five hundred forty-one patients with reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD) of the upper extremity were prospectively studied. One hundred fifteen patients complained of pain and/or limited range of motion in the shoulder. Shoulder complaints more often occurred in women (p = .01); age and etiology were not different from patients with RSD without shoulder complaints. Physical examination showed a ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
سال: 1995
ISSN: 0003-9993
DOI: 10.1016/s0003-9993(95)80608-3