Reflex sympathetic dystrophy staging

RSD Category
I Immediate - beginning within first 48 hours of event
II Early - beginning 1 to 12 weeks from the initial event
III Late - after 3 months, or with late trophic changes

   

Betcher's Classification of RSD
1 Pain, edema, vasomotor changes
2 1 + Pain aggravated by motion
3 2 + Trophic changes

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