In three patients with delayed odontoid fracture unions, teriparatide treatment was followed by rapid clinical improvement.
In plain wordsIn patients with delayed neck fracture healing, clinical symptoms improved rapidly after teriparatide treatment.
- Peptide
- Teriparatide (PTH 1-34)
- Outcome
- IncreaseClinical improvement
- Study
n = 3
- Outcome group
- Bone and joint · Musculoskeletal
- Studied dose
- Dose not stated
Source sentences
All 3 patients experienced both rapid clinical improvement and computed tomography evidence of fracture union.
3 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
We report 3 patients who, despite external immobilization, developed painful delayed unions of type III odontoid fractures.
We treated these 3 patients with teriparatide.
Retrospective case analysis.