Early Callus Formation in Human Hip Fracture Treated with Internal Fixation and Teriparatide

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To the Editor:

Osteoporosis is becoming a serious public health problem in Asian countries. Hip fractures represent the most significant osteoporotic fractures. Except under conditions of extremely poor health status, treatment with surgical intervention and early mobilization remains the gold standard for treating hip fractures. Recently, teriparatide, recombinant parathyroid hormone (PTH 1-34), has been approved for treatment of osteoporosis. We describe an enhanced callus formation phenomenon in a patient with hip fracture who was treated by internal fixation and daily PTH 1-34 injection.

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