Soft tissue trauma: a randomised controlled trial of the topical application of felbinac, a new NSAID.

Two hundred and thirty-one patients with acute soft tissue injuries were treated in a double-blind placebo-controlled study of felbinac (biphenylacetic acid) gel applied three times daily to the injured site. Those treated with felbinac had significantly greater improvement at Day 4 (p less than 0.001) and Day 7 (p less than 0.

[Results of surgery of lesions of the ankle joint (author's transl)].

Ruptures of the ligaments are getting more and more frequent as a result of increased general sports activities and the increasingly high demands made on sportsmen in competitive events. From June 1975 to June 1980, surgery was performed in 76 patients of our hospital. 54 patients were followed up, corresponding to 71% of the total number.