
General Orthopaedics
Comparable efficacy with etoricoxib 30mg and ibuprofen 2400mg in treating hip or knee OA
Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2007 Dec;15(12):1348-56. Epub 2007 Jul 16548 patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee or hip were randomized to receive one of two treatments. The first group took etoricoxib (30 mg) once a day and the second group took ibuprofen (800 mg) three times a day (for a total of 2400 mg).The co-primary outcomes were pain, function and patient global assessment. Results indicated that there was comparable efficacy between the etoricoxib (30mg) and ibuprofen (2400mg) treatments. The two interventions were also significantly superior to the placebo.
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