Reflex sympathetic dystrophy after arthroscopy.

摘要: Reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD) is a pain syndrome of unknown cause with well-defined clinical features that usually develop after minor or major trauma limb. Clinical symptoms include pain, swelling, changes in surface temperature, and an impairment physical force mobility. Among other trauma, arthroscopic procedures are known to precipitate RSD. In some patients, making differential diagnoses complications arthroscopy RSD can be difficult based on data. Multiphase bone scintigraphy exceptionally useful this setting, because the scintigraphic abnormalities RSD, contrast all diagnoses, not limited site affect entire extremity. This fully illustrated by case 45-year-old man whose knee joint burning developed 1 week initially uncomplicated arthroscopy. The findings initial scans follow-up results during therapy described.