title: Reflex sympathetic dystrophy of the patello-femoral joint. Diagnosis and relevance.
abstract: A 30-year-old man had severe left anterior knee pain after a trivial injury. A three-phase bone scan diagnosed this condition to be reflex sympathetic dystrophy, which was subsequently confirmed by sympathetic blockade.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Malhotra
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Dhingra
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Padhy
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Ravishankar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012019:Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate
chemical_list: D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate