A comparative study of efficacy of oral nonsteroidal antiinflammatory agents and locally injectable XXXX for the treatment of @entity3444 .

@entity1667 @entity3522 @entity26427 @entity3444 @entity1341 @entity158 @entity1443 @entity5616 @entity8745 @entity479
OBJECTIVES: To compare the effectiveness of oral nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and locally injectable @entity479 ( @entity1667 ) in the treatment of @entity3444 . MATERIALS AND METHODS: One hundred and twenty subjects with @entity3444 were recruited and randomly allocated to two study groups. Group I (NSAIDs group) (n=60) received oral tablet @entity3522 (50 mg) and @entity1443 (500 mg) twice a day (BD) along with tab. @entity5616 150 mg BD. Group II (injectable @entity479 group) (n=60) received injection of 1 ml of @entity1667 ( @entity8745 ) (40 mg) and 2 ml of 0.5% @entity1341 into the @entity26427 . @entity158 intensity was measured using 10 cm visual analog scale (VAS). Subjects were evaluated clinically before, and 1 week, 2 weeks, 4 weeks, and 8 weeks (2 months) after the initiation of treatment in both the groups. The outcome was assessed in terms of VAS score and recurrence of the @entity158 . STATISTICAL ANALYSIS USED: "Z" test and Chi-square test were used wherever applicable. RESULTS: @entity158 relief was significant after @entity479 injection (P<0.001) and the improvement was sustained. The recurrence of @entity158 was significantly higher in the oral NSAIDS group (P<0.001). CONCLUSION: Local injection of @entity479 is more effective in the treatment of @entity3444 than oral NSAIDs.
