A young female patient with reflex sympathetic dystrophy of the upper limb in whom amputation became inevitable.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD) is characterized mostly by: (burning) pain, restricted range of motion, oedema and autonomic disturbances. Amputations in case of RSD patients should only be performed in cases of a dysfunctional limb, life threatening conditions such as untreatable infections or in cases in unbearable pain. The authors describe a patient in whom amputation became inevitable because of threatening infections.
Medical subject headings
- Amputation, Surgical
- Hand
- Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
Anatomy
- hand