The use of low molecular weight heparins for postsurgical deep vein thrombosis prevention in orthopaedic patients.

The prophylactic antithrombotic efficacy of a low molecular weight heparin was compared with a traditional unfractionated calcium heparin after orthopaedic surgery in 140 patients. Deep vein thromboses were detected in legs either by Doppler sonography or [125I]fibrinogen uptake tests in five (7.1%) and seven (10%) patients, respectively.

A comparison of indoprofen and indomethacin in the supportive treatment of soft-tissue injuries in football players: a pilot study.

Twenty-four professional footballers suffering from recent soft-tissue injuries were included in a double-blind pilot trial comparing the efficacy and tolerability of indoprofen 800 mg/day and indomethacin 80 mg/day. Twelve subjects were allocated at random to each of the two drugs. Mean reduction of pain and swelling by the 3rd day of treatment was greater in the indoprofen group, as was the rate of disappearance of these symptoms, calculated in terms of t 1/2.