 Citation: V : 00 P : 000-0 Type: MEDLINE Literature: oryza Field: abstract Doc ID: pub00000000 Accession (PMID): 00000000 Matching Sentences: [ Sen. 0, subscore: 0.00 ]: BACKGROUND : Ankle sprains are usually treated with the RICE protocol often with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs ( NSAID ) for pain reduction . We evaluated the effect of diclofenac , an NSAID , versus paracematol in the reduction of pain and acute edema of severe ankle sprains . MATERIALS AND METHODS : Ninety patients , 00 to 00 years old , with Grade II acute ankle sprains were randomized into two groups . Group A ( 00 patients ) received for the first 00 days diclofenac 00 mg orally twice per day . Group B ( 00 patients ) received paracetamol 000 mg orally three times per day for the same period . [ Sen. 0, subscore: 0.00 ]: BACKGROUND : Ankle sprains are usually treated with the RICE protocol often with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs ( NSAID ) for pain reduction . We evaluated the effect of diclofenac , an NSAID , versus paracematol in the reduction of pain and acute edema of severe ankle sprains . MATERIALS AND METHODS : Ninety patients , 00 to 00 years old , with Grade II acute ankle sprains were randomized into two groups . Group A ( 00 patients ) received for the first 00 days diclofenac 00 mg orally twice per day . Group B ( 00 patients ) received paracetamol 000 mg orally three times per day for the same period . We evaluated ankle joint edema with the Figure-of-Eight method and with the volumetric method , as well as pain with the Visual Analogue Scale ( VAS ) in both groups . [ Sen. 0, subscore: 0.00 ]: BACKGROUND : Ankle sprains are usually treated with the RICE protocol often with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs ( NSAID ) for pain reduction . We evaluated the effect of diclofenac , an NSAID , versus paracematol in the reduction of pain and acute edema of severe ankle sprains . MATERIALS AND METHODS : Ninety patients , 00 to 00 years old , with Grade II acute ankle sprains were randomized into two groups . Group A ( 00 patients ) received for the first 00 days diclofenac 00 mg orally twice per day . Group B ( 00 patients ) received paracetamol 000 mg orally three times per day for the same period . We evaluated ankle joint edema with the Figure-of-Eight method and with the volumetric method , as well as pain with the Visual Analogue Scale ( VAS ) in both groups . RESULTS : The patients had no significant differences concerning their baseline values ( p > 0 . 00 ) . 