[Effectiveness of ketonal and diclofenac in spondylarthrosis complicated with spinal pain]

The article compares efficacy and safety of ketonal used in a dose 300 mg/day and diclofenac in a dose 150 mg/day in patients with primary spinal pain. The treatment of 60 patients aged 35 to 70 years (mean age 42.7 +/- 12.4 years) showed high efficacy of ketonal in spinal pain and low rate of side effects induced by this drug. Diclofenac was also effective.