title: [The clinical symptoms in post-traumatic dystrophy].
abstract: The clinical signs and symptoms in 441 patients with post-traumatic dystrophy were recorded. This form of dystrophy occurred three times as often in females as in males and twice as often in the arms as in the legs. In 5% of the patients the first symptom is a cold extremity; these patients run a greater risk of major sequelae. Exacerbation of the symptoms under influence of muscular exercise proved to be an important prognostic factor. A large proportion of the referred patients proved to have undergone a treatment aimed at elimination of the sympathetic nervous system, without success. Post-traumatic dystrophy can impede all structures and functions of the affected extremity and may result in major sequelae and disablement. The pseudoparalysis of the later phase may be mistaken for conversion.
authors: Sint-Radboudziekenhuis, afd. Algemene Chirurgie, Nijmegen.
authors: R J
authors: RJ
authors: Goris
authors: J A
authors: JA
authors: Reynen
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Veldman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012019:Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*
vernacular_title: De klinische verschijnselen bij posttraumatische dystrofie.