I am sorry but you are wrong about european views on amputation or at least the Dutch who are the leading c0untry on this. Delassions paper stated that 73% of upper limb amputtess and 67% of lower were plaesed with the result and this was higher were the amputation was elective., The Dutch 2006 guidelines say amputation can be considered. I have read 6 Posts by US RSD sufferers who had the amputation done under fll sympathetic nerve blocks, all tate no phantom limb pain, n rsd symptoms left and 2 had got artificial limbs and returned to work.