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NSAIDs reduce pain in the short-term when used to treat patients with knee osteoarthritis

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August 2017

NSAIDs reduce pain in the short-term when used to treat patients with knee osteoarthritis

Vol: 6| Issue: 8| Number:25| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Meta analysis
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, including cyclo-oxygenase-2 inhibitors, in osteoarthritic knee pain: meta-analysis of randomised placebo controlled trials

BMJ. 2004 Dec 4;329(7478):1317

Contributing Authors:
JM Bjordal AE Ljunggren A Klovning L Slørdal

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Twenty-three randomized controlled trials were included in this meta-analysis comparing the efficacy of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) therapy to placebo in the treatment of patients with knee osteoarthritis. Analyses of both pain and function demonstrated a significant effect of NSAIDs compared to placebo.

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