Tramadol for osteoarthritis: A systematic review and metaanalysis

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 543-555

  Cepeda, M Soledad ^a   Camargo, Francisco ^b   Zea, Carlota ^b   Valencia, Lina ^b  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Facultad de Medicina   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Evidence Based Medicine; Osteoarthritis; Safety; Tramadol; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITOR; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OXYCODONE; PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO; TRAMADOL;

CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZZINESS; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FATIGUE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEADACHE; HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE PAIN; META ANALYSIS; NAUSEA; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SOMNOLENCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULCER PERFORATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VOMITING; WESTERN ONTARIO AND MCMASTER UNIVERSITY OSTEOARTHRITIS INDEX;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TRAMADOL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33847679650     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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