Can facet joint infiltrative analgesia reduce postoperative pain in degenerative lumbar disc surgery?
The results indicate that facet joint infiltrative analgesia may have an effect on the postoperative analgesic requirement and reduce the dolantine consumption.
Although the plasma levels of osteoporotic subjects are relatively higher than in the normal groups, this was not statistically significant in either male or female subjects. The small sample size could be a reason for this insignificance. The negative correlation between serum VEGF and BMD levels in the MN group was not present in the MO group. When the various effects of serum VEGF on bone metabolism are taken into account, to clarify the pathophysiology of male osteoporosis, this association between BMD values and VEGF in male population must be investigated in further studies.