Post-traumatic dystrophy of the extremities.

摘要: A series of 126 patients who had post-traumatic dystrophy the hand and foot, with a follow-up more than five years in most, is described. Nearly all continuing symptoms signs. An additional twenty-seven patients, twenty-eight involved extremities, were referred from various hospitals Toronto treated one or intravenous injections solution lidocaine corticosteroid followed by standard physical therapy. The results satisfactory better twenty-one extremities poor seven. Of result, eleven (six involvement hand, bilateral one, four foot) an excellent result while other ten showed substantial improvement. most important factor predicting improvement treatment was short interval (less six months) between onset administration