reflex sympathetic dystrophy
Sudeck dystrophy, causalgia, shoulder-hand syndrome,
post-traumatic osteoporosis
- pain, tenderness, soft tissue swelling out of proportion to injury
- vasomotor instability (Raynaud, vasoconstriction/-dilation)
- end stage (6-12 months): contractures, atrophy (skin and soft tissues)
- location: hands and feet distal to injury
etiology
- injury (fracture, frost bite; may be trivial)
- immobilization
- infection
- myocardial infarction
findings
- periarticular soft tissue swelling
- patchy dimineralization
- increased uptake (periarticular) on bone scan
- perfusion and blood pool phases not sensitive
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2002-04-18