title: [Efficacy of Shangbai ointment in alleviating pain in patients with acute ankle joint lateral collateral ligament injury: a randomized controlled trial].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the effect of Shangbai ointment in relieving pain in patients with acute ankle joint lateral collateral ligament injury.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fifty patients with unilateral ankle injury were randomized into Shangbai ointment treatment group and control group (n=25). The Visual Analog Scale (VAS) pain scores, ankle joint circumference, Kofoed score and self-rated lower limb function were recorded before and at 3, 7, and 14 days after the treatment.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The baseline data were comparable between the two groups. The VAS pain score and swelling elimination in the treatment group were better than those in the control group at 3, 7, and 14 days after treatment; the Kofoed ankle score was higher in the treatment group than in the control group at 7 and 14 days after treatment. The patients in the treatment also reported better self-rated lower limb function than those in the control group at 7 and 14 days after the treatment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Shangbai ointment treatment can rapidly relieve pain in patients with acute ankle joint lateral collateral ligament injury and improve the functional scores of the joint.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, China.E-mail: ilgs2010@126.com.
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Kai
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Guo-Liang
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: De-Jun
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.forename: Gen-Long
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Jiao
authors.forename: Zhi-Zhong
authors.initials: ZZ
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D016512:Ankle Injuries / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000843:Ankle Joint; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D017844:Lateral Ligament, Ankle / Q000293:injuries*; D009824:Ointments; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010147:Pain Measurement; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D009824:Ointments