Citation

Vanderstraeten G, Schuermans P. Acta Belg. Med. Phys. 1990; 13(3): 139-141.

Affiliation

Department of Physical Medicine and Orthopedics, University Hospital, Gent.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1990, Acta Medica Belgica)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2094113

Abstract

In this 60 patient study of sports traumatology due to football [soccer] injuries, etofenamate gel proved equally effective as oral naproxen on the overall pain scores (65% none to mild pain for etofenamate versus 86% for naproxen; p greater than 0.05). The global clinical impression results have been rated as good or excellent in 44% in the naproxen group versus 50% in the etofenamate group. The incidence of side effects in the etofenamate group (3%) was lower than in the naproxen group (20%). This study demonstrates that etofenamate gel has equal efficacy as oral NSAIDS but a better side effect profile in sport injuries in football players.

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