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Anti-inflammatory agents after hip and shoulder arthroplasty: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Anti-inflammatory treatments after joint replacement surgery reduce inflammation and may speed recovery and healing.

BACKGROUND: Postoperative inflammation after arthroplasty contributes to pain, delayed mobilization and prolonged hospitalization. Anti-inflammatory interventions significantly reduced postoperative C-reactive protein (CRP) [WMD=-32.18, 95% confidence interval (CI) (-41.16, -23.21), P<0.001], interleukin-6 (IL-6) [WMD=-31.25, 95% CI (-41.79, -20.77)...

What the study was

Study design
Randomized study
Population
patients
Sample size
800
Category
Other
Maturity
Exploratory
Journal
Pakistan journal of pharmaceutical sciences

Why it surfaced

Score 7/10 [PROMISING_PRELIMINARY]: Randomized study (Journal Article) matched 'Sentinel'. Components — novelty:1/3, relevance:2/3, design:2/2, population:2/2. Confidence: high. Conservative scoring applied per v1.3 rubric.

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