Reflex sympathetic dystrophy indicates the syndrome of a painful, swollen, discoloured, abnormally sensi- tive, and useless extremity, usually developing after trauma, and first described as a complication of gunshot wounds in the American Civil War.'Even after 130 years, we still cannot agree what to call it, do not understand what causes it, and do not know how best to treat it.
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