Should you avoid giving NSAIDs to patients with fractures?
September 2002
Should you avoid giving NSAIDs to patients with fractures?
Experts have been debating whether NSAIDs interfere with bone healing after fractures, surgery, dental implants, etc.
The concern centres around the fact that NSAIDs reduce prostaglandin synthesis. Prostaglandins stimulate bone formation.
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