In rats with femoral fractures, PTH increased torsional strength versus vehicle by day 21.
In plain wordsIn rats with femoral fractures, PTH increased torsional strength versus vehicle by day 21.
- Peptide
- Teriparatide (PTH 1-34)
- Outcome
- IncreaseTorsional strength at day 21
- Study
ratn: not reported in source
Closed femoral fracture- Comparator
- Vehicle control
- Outcome group
- Bone and joint · Musculoskeletal
- Studied dose
- 30 mug/kg daily · subcutaneousAs given in this study (rat).
Source sentences
By day 21, calluses from the group treated with 30 mug of PTH showed significant increases over the controls with respect to torsional strength, stiffness, bone mineral content, bone mineral density, and cartilage volume.
2 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
Two hundred and seventy male Sprague-Dawley rats underwent standard, closed femoral fractures and were divided into three groups that were administered daily subcutaneous injections of 5 or 30 mug/kg of PTH (1-34) or vehicle (control).
The dosing was administered for up to thirty-five days.