Effects of Knee Debridement with Flurbiprofen on Knee Function, Inflammatory Levels, and Bone Metabolism Activity in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis

Table 3

Results of bone metabolism indexes.

Indexes	Control group	Research group
OPG (pg/ml)
Before treatment			0.273	0.785
After treatment			5.922	<0.001
IGF-1 (μg/L)
Before treatment			0.213	0.832
After treatment			3.808	<0.001
β-CTX (pg/ml)
Before treatment			0.214	0.831
After treatment			9.199	<0.001
RANKL (pg/ml)
Before treatment			0.166	0.869
After treatment			15.938	<0.001