Assessment of Pain by the Performance on the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) In Patients Treated With Celecoxib and Diclofenac in Osteoarthritis of Knee Joint: A Follow up Study

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ABSTRACT Osteoarthritis is a joint inflammation that results from cartilage degeneration in which nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are the commonly used analgesics. This study intended to compare the selective NSAID (celecoxib) and non specific NSAID (diclofenac) in terms of Visual Analog Scale (VAS) scoring.This was a 7 days follow up study. Fifty male patients attending the out patient department of orthopedics with diagnosed osteoarthritis of knee joint were chosen. Patients trea.