In women with osteoporosis after lumbar fusion, teriparatide reduced pedicle screw loosening compared with no osteoporosis medication.
In plain wordsIn women with osteoporosis after lumbar fusion, teriparatide reduced screw loosening compared with no osteoporosis medication.
- Peptide
- Teriparatide (PTH 1-34)
- Outcome
- DecreasePedicle screw loosening
- Study
n = 42
- Comparator
- No osteoporosis medication
- Outcome group
- Bone and joint · Musculoskeletal
- Studied dose
- 20 μg daily · subcutaneousAs given in this study (human).
Measurements
- Screw loosening incidence
- 7 to 13%
- teriparatide
- Screw loosening incidence
- 15 to 25%
- control
Source sentences
At 12-month follow-up, the incidence of PS loosening was 7% to 13% in the teriparatide group, 13% to 26% in the risedronate group, and 15% to 25% in the control group.
3 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
The incidence of PS loosening in the teriparatide group was significantly lower than that in the risedronate or the control group (P < 0.05).
Sixty-two women with osteoporosis diagnosed with degenerative spondylolisthesis were divided into 3 groups: a teriparatide group (daily subcutaneous injection of 20 μg of teriparatide, n = 20), a bisphosphonate group (daily oral administration 2.5 mg of risedronate, n = 20), and a control group (wit…
All patients underwent decompression and 1- or 2-level instrumented posterolateral fusion with a local bone graft.