In osteoporotic rabbits, PTH increased bone-to-implant contact compared with healthy controls.
In plain wordsIn rabbits with osteoporosis, PTH increased bone contact with implants compared with healthy controls.
- Peptide
- Teriparatide (PTH 1-34)
- Outcome
- IncreaseBone-to-implant contact
- Study
rabbitn: not reported in source
Ovariectomy and glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis with titanium implants- Comparator
- Healthy control rabbits
- Outcome group
- Bone and joint · Musculoskeletal
- Studied dose
- Dose not stated · 12 weeksAs given in this study (rabbit).
Source sentences
PTH increased bone-to-implant contact compared with control rabbits or vehicle administration in osteoporotic rabbits (P < 0.005).
2 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
Twenty-eight rabbits had undergone bilateral ovariectomy and further methylprednisolone administration for 4 weeks to induce osteoporosis.
At week 8, osteoporotic rabbits started saline vehicle or intermittent PTH administration for 12 weeks.