Do non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs cause a delay in fracture healing?

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 652-

  Clarke, Simon ^a   Lecky, Fiona ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; FLURBIPROFEN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PIROXICAM; PLACEBO;

ANALGESIA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; EMERGENCY WARD; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; MEDLINE; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; NONHUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RADIUS FRACTURE; SHORT SURVEY; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRUG EFFECT; EMERGENCY; FRACTURE HEALING; REVIEW;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; EMERGENCIES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, UNUNITED; HUMANS;

EID: 23944503836     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2005.028647     Document Type: Short Survey

References (3)

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