Short-term effects of teriparatide versus placebo on bone biomarkers, structure, and fracture healing in women with lower-extremity stress fractures: A pilot study

Short-term effects of teriparatide versus placebo on bone biomarkers, structure, and fracture healing in women with lower-extremity stress fractures: A pilot study

Aims: In this pilot, placebo-controlled study, we evaluated whether brief administration of teriparatide (TPTD) in premenopausal women with lower-extremity stress fractures would increase markers of bone formation in advance of bone resorption, improve bone structure, and hasten fracture healing acc...

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Main Authors: Ellen A. Almirol, Lisa Y. Chi, Bharti Khurana, Shelley Hurwitz, Eric M. Bluman, Christopher Chiodo, Elizabeth Matzkin, Jennifer Baima, Meryl S. LeBoff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-09-01
Series:Journal of Clinical & Translational Endocrinology
Subjects:
Teriparatide
Pilot study
Premenopausal
Stress fracture
Anabolic window
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214623716300114

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