Annals of the rheumatic diseases
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Greater reduction of knee than hip pain in osteoarthritis treated with naproxen, as evaluated by WOMAC and SF-36.
To compare the improvement of hip and knee osteoarthritis during treatment with naproxen. ⋯ Patients with knee osteoarthritis improved more with naproxen treatment than patients with hip osteoarthritis, as monitored by WOMAC and the SF-36 domains bodily pain and role-physical. These findings warrant further investigation and strongly suggest that efficacy of treatment of osteoarthritis of knee and hip should be evaluated separately.