title: A young female patient with reflex sympathetic dystrophy of the upper limb in whom amputation became inevitable.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation, University of Groningen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Geertzen
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Rietman
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Smit
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Zimmerman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D012019:Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy / Q000601:surgery*