In osteoporotic women, cancellous bone volume was 45-48% higher after PTH(1-84) than placebo at 18 months.
In plain wordsIn women with osteoporosis, cancellous bone volume was 45-48% higher with PTH than placebo at 18 months.
- Outcome
- IncreaseCancellous bone volume
- Study
n = 16
- Comparator
- Placebo
- Outcome group
- Bone and joint · Musculoskeletal
- Studied dose
- 100 microg · 18 monthsAs given in this study (human).
Measurements
- Cancellous bone volume (BV/TV) higher with PTH(1-84) versus placebo
- 45 to 48%
- 18 months, microCT and histomorphometry
Source sentences
At 18 months, cancellous bone volume (BV/TV) measured by microcomputed tomography and histomorphometry was 45-48% higher in subjects treated with PTH(1-84) versus placebo, a result of higher trabecular number (Tb.N) and thickness.
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
We obtained iliac crest biopsies from postmenopausal osteoporotic women given placebo (n=8) or 100 microg PTH(1-84) for 18 (n=8) or 24 (n=7) months to assess cancellous and cortical bone formation and structure.