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Topical treatment of acute sprains
E Frahm1, U Elsasser, A Kämmereit
1Biometrical Department, Luitpold Pharma, Munich, Germany.
The British Journal of Clinical Practice
|November 1, 1993
Abstract:
In a randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind study with parallel group comparison, the efficacy and tolerability of topical treatment with a mucopolysaccharide polysulphate/salicylic acid cream was investigated in 156 patients with acute sprains of the knee or ankle joint. There was a more rapid reduction in pain on movement (the main parameter) in the active drug group compared with the placebo group. On day 9 after randomisation the difference was highly significant. There were no adverse events in the active drug group.