In women with vertebral compression fracture, teriparatide was linked to less collapse progression than antiresorptive treatment, although both groups progressed.
In plain wordsIn women with vertebral fracture, teriparatide was linked to less collapse progression than antiresorptive treatment, although both groups progressed.
- Peptide
- Teriparatide (PTH 1-34)
- Outcome
- DecreaseVertebral collapse progression
- Study
n = 68
- Comparator
- antiresorptive treatment
- Outcome group
- Bone and joint · Musculoskeletal
- Studied dose
- Dose not stated · minimum 3 monthsAs given in this study (human).
Source sentences
The progression of fractured vertebral body collapse was shown in both groups, but the degree of progression was significantly lower in group I than in group II.
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
Radiographs of 68 women with single-level osteoporotic VCF at thoracolumbar junction (T11-L2) were reviewed. Among them, 32 patients were treated conservatively with teriparatide (minimum 3 months) (group I), and 36 were treated with antiresorptive (group II).