Table 2: Comparative efficacy of NSAIDs versus SIAI on pain and Lequesne index at D0 and D42.

  NSAIDs (n = 35) SIAI (n = 35) Probability
D0 D42 D0 D42
VAS average 50.5 6.7 63.9 17.8 0.0001
Spontaneous pain (%) 83 11.4 100 37.1 0.0012
Walking pain (%) 97 57 100 74.2 0.002
Pain when standing (%) 68.6 34.2 77.1 54.2 0.008
Prolonged standing pain (%) 71.4 25.7 91.4 51.4 0.0003
Means Lequesne index 6.6 2.4 10.3 5.1 0.0001

% = percentage of patients with painVAS: Visual Analog Scale