Open AccessA young female patient with reflex sympathetic dystrophy of the upper limb in whom amputation became inevitable
Author(s) -
Jan H. B. Geertzen,
Johan S. Rietman,
Andries J. Smit,
K. W. Zimmerman
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
prosthetics and orthotics international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.729
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1746-1553
pISSN - 0309-3646
DOI - 10.3109/03093649709164545
Subject(s) - dystrophy , medicine , amputation , reflex , lower limb , upper limb , range of motion , surgery , physical medicine and rehabilitation , anesthesia , physical therapy , pathology
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.
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