In women with osteoporosis undergoing lumbar fusion, postoperative pain scores did not differ significantly between teriparatide and risedronate groups.
In plain wordsIn women with osteoporosis after spinal fusion, pain scores did not differ significantly between teriparatide and risedronate.
- Peptide
- Teriparatide (PTH 1-34)
- Outcome
- No significant changePostoperative pain score
- Study
n = 57
- Comparator
- Risedronate
- Outcome group
- Pain · Musculoskeletal
- Studied dose
- 20 μg daily · subcutaneousAs given in this study (human).
Source sentences
Pain scores improved after surgery; however, no significant difference was noted between the groups after surgery.
2 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
Fifty-seven women with osteoporosis diagnosed with degenerative spondylolisthesis were divided into 2 treatment groups, a teriparatide group (n = 29; daily subcutaneous injection of 20 μg of teriparatide) and a bisphosphonate group (n = 28; weekly oral administration of 17.5 mg of risedronate).
All patients underwent decompression and 1- or 2-level instrumented posterolateral fusion with a local bone graft.