One hundred patients with sprained ankles were randomly allocated to treatment with Ibuprofen 800 mg X 3 daily and placebo and to treatment with two qualities of compression bandaging. Neither Ibuprofen nor high quality bandaging had a significant effect on the swelling, pain or tenderness.
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