In elderly women after lumbar interbody fusion, teriparatide administration was independently associated with osseous union within 6 months.
In plain wordsIn elderly women after lumbar fusion, teriparatide was linked to greater odds of bone union than no teriparatide.
- Peptide
- Teriparatide (PTH 1-34)
- Outcome
- IncreaseAdjusted association with osseous union
- Study
n = 66
- Comparator
- No teriparatide
- Outcome group
- Bone and joint · Musculoskeletal
- Studied dose
- Dose not stated
Measurements
- Odds ratio
- 4.75 ratio
- teriparatide association with osseous union
Source sentences
Multivariate regression analysis showed that teriparatide administration (odds ratio, 4.75; 95% confidence interval: 1.51-14.90; P < 0.01)
4 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
were independently associated with osseous union within 6 months after PLIF.
We analyzed 66 elderly patients with osteoporosis who underwent PLIF from 2011 to 2014 (all women, mean age 71 years, follow-up period ≥6 months).
Patients were randomly allocated to receive either treatment with weekly teriparatide, starting at 1 week postoperatively, or no teriparatide.
Osseous union was assessed by computed tomography at 6 months postoperatively.