Reflex sympathetic dystrophy of the patello-femoral joint. Diagnosis and relevance

R Malhotra; S S Dhingra; A K Padhy; R Kumar; U Ravishankar

doi:10.1097/00003072-199512000-00004

Reflex sympathetic dystrophy of the patello-femoral joint. Diagnosis and relevance

Clin Nucl Med. 1995 Dec;20(12):1058-60. doi: 10.1097/00003072-199512000-00004.

Authors

R Malhotra¹, S S Dhingra, A K Padhy, R Kumar, U Ravishankar

Affiliation

¹ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.

PMID: 8674290
DOI: 10.1097/00003072-199512000-00004

Abstract

A 30-year-old man had severe left anterior knee pain after a trivial injury. A three-phase bone scan diagnosed this condition to be reflex sympathetic dystrophy, which was subsequently confirmed by sympathetic blockade.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Knee Injuries / complications*
Knee Joint / diagnostic imaging*
Male
Radionuclide Imaging
Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy / diagnostic imaging*
Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy / etiology
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