RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Effect of aspirin treatment on chondromalacia patellae.
JF Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
JO Ann Rheum Dis
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and European League Against Rheumatism
SP 37
OP 41
DO 10.1136/ard.40.1.37
VO 40
IS 1
A1 Bentley, G
A1 Leslie, I J
A1 Fischer, D
YR 1981
UL http://ard.bmj.com/content/40/1/37.abstract
AB Twenty-nine patients (21 females and 8 males) with chondromalacia patellae diagnosed by arthroscopy were randomly allocated to receive aspirin or placebo for 3 months. Clinical and arthroscopic examination after 3 months showed no significant change in symptoms, signs, or macroscopic appearances in either group. Surgical treatment was performed in 14 patients for deteriorating symptoms.