In rats with femoral fractures, abaloparatide groups had greater total callus area than vehicle controls.
In plain wordsIn rats with femoral fractures, abaloparatide increased total callus area compared with vehicle.
- Peptide
- Abaloparatide (Tymlos)
- Outcome
- IncreaseTotal callus area
- Study
ratn: not reported in source
Internally stabilized femoral fracture- Comparator
- Vehicle
- Outcome group
- Bone and joint · Musculoskeletal
- Studied dose
- 5 or 20 µg/kg/d · subcutaneous · 4 or 6 weeksAs given in this study (rat).
Source sentences
Histomorphometry and histology analyses indicated that fracture calluses from the abaloparatide groups exhibited significantly greater total area, higher fluorescence scores indicating more newly-formed bone, and higher fracture bridging scores versus Vehicle controls.
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
To test this hypothesis, ninety-six 12-week-old male rats underwent unilateral internally-stabilized closed mid-diaphyseal femoral fractures and were treated starting the next day with daily s.c. saline (Vehicle) or abaloparatide at 5 or 20 µg/kg/d for 4 or 6 weeks (16 rats/group/time point).