title: [Long-term reflex dystrophy leading to bilateral knee exarticulation].
abstract: CRPS 1 is a chronic pain disorder with an as yet not fully understood pathophysiology. The diagnosis is clinical, and the disorder is characterised primarily by pain and skin changes. We present a patient with an aggressively spreading CRPS 1 due to a minor trauma to the right foot, which led to bilateral knee ex-articulation 11 years later. This case report demonstrates the potentially devastating effects of this disorder and the difficulties in treating it.
authors.affiliation: Sønderborg Sygehus, Ortopaedkirurgisk Afdeling. ult@dadlnet.dk
authors.forename: Ulrik
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Lausten-Thomsen
authors.forename: Jens Ole
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Laursen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000672:Amputation Stumps / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004188:Disarticulation; D018409:Foot Injuries / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000601:surgery; D007866:Leg / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D012019:Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*